This photo is not staged. I keep a tennis ball in my sewing kit at all times. Unlike the used tennis balls that ubiquitously clutter my life, this one serves a genuine purpose. I recently started to wonder if anyone else uses the same eccentric tennis best practice. To check that out, I am running a contest today. The first person who can correctly identify why I keep a tennis ball in my sewing kit will win a Fiend At Court logo embroidered hat.
Responses should be submitted in the comments section against this post at FiendAtCourt.com.
If you don’t see a photo embedded in this post, your email client or web browser is blocking images. However, I don’t think the picture provides any clues or useful information to determine the solution. The written description is definitely enough.
If someone arrives at the correct answer within 24 hours, the solution will be shared tomorrow. Additionally, immediate family members are not eligible to win. I doubt that the Trophy Husband actually knows the reason anyway. Besides, he already has a hat.
Maybe it has something to do with holding Velcro stripping in place as you sew.
the tennis ball is used to practice gripping the ball for hand strength.
Could the ball in the sewing basket remind you that you should either, a). turn on the tennis channel while seeing, or b). Hurry up and get to the courts for practice!
There still aren’t any correct answers! I probably should have thought through this better because I don’t want to leave the contest open indefinately…
You sew?!!!!
To store spare/loose buttons.
The tennis ball is used for stress relief when you have to rip out seams that did not go as planned.
Use it to stretch the fabric over curved surface to help with the needlework….
All great ideas, but no one has the correct answer yet.
Used to buffer your hand from sewing needle when pushing thru thick material.
For sticking your needles into
Excellent back massage tool to keep those muscles from getting stiff as you lean into your sewing work for extended periods of time.
You use it to roll the bottom of your foot while doing your sewing.
The tennis ball in your sewing kit is to massage your muscles after bending over the sewing machine for extended periods of time.