i've found the 7th circle of hell

[lcohen]

i'm cutting up old pairs of pantyhose to use as replacement stuffing for a pillow that has lost a great deal of its original stuffing, and i'm using the wrong kind of scissors.

Comments

[trawnapanda]

why do you need to cut them up? isn't rolling 'em into a ball-of-sorts shape enough?

[lcohen]

if you cut them up, they distribute more like the original stuffing--if you roll them up, they all clump in a corner.

[trawnapanda]

maybe ball 'em up, shape the multiple balls of nylon mesh into cushion=shape, then a couple of stitches here and there to abort any "lets all go huddle in one corner" maneuvers on the part of the hosiery?

[lcohen]

well i'm done with the cushion now. but i wanted something that felt more like a cushion and less like a thing with wads of fabric in it, if that makes any sense? anyway, it feels the way i wanted it to, but my god cutting that stuff up was a pain. i have done this before with the other scissors--i just need to find where they wandered off to.

[nooks]

Surely your office has a paper-cutter? Even if you get caught, will anyone be brave enough to call you on it?

[lcohen]

i have to say, it did not occur to me to undertake this project at the office.

i have sewing scissors, i just couldn't find them and foolishly thought any old pair would do the trick.

[lcohen]

my sewing scissors have done fine at this--i just can't find them--they apparently fell out of my sewing basket at some point....

[chukspace]

You should only use pinking shears on nude pantyhose.

[lcohen]

or beiging shears!

i'll get even with you when i see you!

[jwg]

Don't you have any of those pantyhose-into-stuffing scissors?

[lcohen]

can you believe i don't!!!