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Uses for Paper Clips


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September 1, 2010

Paper clips for holding bias tape.I am working on some place mats for my son and his family. My daughter-in-law's grandmother passed away a few years ago, and her sewing machine and all the accompanying stuff passed to my daughter-in-law. She doesn't sew, so she gave me a lot of the trims and such. She gave me a beautiful piece of fabric without asking me to do anything with it. I decided to do the place mats so there will be my work and the grandmother's and great-grandmother's fabric. Something for Mike, Andrea, and the kids.

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Now for my tip. I have a rather unorthodox way of attaching bias tape to some items. I just insert the fabric into the fold and stitch it down. Since the place mats are oval shaped, I was having trouble holding them flat and in place. I bought a box of the little plastic paper clips, and they are working just fine. I just stitch a ways and remove them. They are much less expensive than the quilting clips.

By Marty Dick from Houston, TX

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October 26, 2010

This, as with most of my tips was born of necessity. I am too old to be crawling around on the floor with a flashlight trying to retrieve straight pins that I have dropped.

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I laid the tee shirt dress I was making for my granddaughter on my folding cutting board.

 
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February 20, 2019

I go through a large number of paper clips while making my 'Everything Journals' or Omni Journals. Because I like to keep a lot of different items in my journals, many times I will use large paper clips. Keeping them accessible helps me in my creative process and the paper clips stay in better condition.

Paper clips on the edge of a homemade journal.

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January 17, 2005

Tips for using paper clips for something other than organizing paper. Post your ideas.

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January 17, 20050 found this helpful

It's a little late but I use paper clips to hang ornaments on the Christmas tree. Just bend them so that you have a hook on each side

By Lois

 
By Karen (Guest Post)
January 18, 20050 found this helpful

I have a zipper with a pulltab that had broken off of a coat that was still in otherwise excellent shape. I slipped a paperclip through the hole where the tab had previously been and works great.

 
January 27, 20050 found this helpful

Other Paper clip uses
keep shut potato chip and other snack bags
Keep pairs of winter gloves together when stored
use an end of a p-clip to free broken keys from locks

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a cheap key ring
hold bouquets of artificial flowers together.
an emergency button for shirts or sweaters,and jackets
Emergency clothes pins

 
By buddy the one man band (Guest Post)
May 27, 20050 found this helpful

i have used paperclips for my projects in ICT in school :D

 
By suzq (Guest Post)
June 20, 20050 found this helpful

I tie a string on them...tie the end of the string to our shower curtain rod...and clip on my just washed hose..or other small items to dry...

 
March 30, 20060 found this helpful

They are great for cleaning the dust bunnies from in-between keys on the computer keyboard.

 
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December 20, 2016

This is a page about craft uses for paper clips. Paper clips can be used for all sorts of crafts.

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