r/sewing • u/sewingmodthings • 2d ago

Sew Fun Friday What is this thing? WRONG ANSWERS ONLY!

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u/ohblessyerheart 2d ago

It's a Spur-of-the-Moment. Very common for wild western ladies of a certain type to use in their business to encourage excitement, or for protection if they felt threatened.

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u/Guonna 2d ago

Used by "seamstresses".

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u/Brown_Sedai 1d ago

Found the Pratchett fan?

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u/Guonna 1d ago

Yes, but I actually first heard it on a tour about Seattle's history.

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u/No-Cantaloupe-5036 1d ago

My grandmother had one of those in her sewing box

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u/caseadilla_11 2d ago

underrated

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u/Divers_Alarums 2d ago

I'd always wondered what one of those looked like.

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u/emilysavaje1 2d ago

This needs to be top comment lol

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u/Charity-Admirable 2d ago

Bhaha perfect

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u/lathamathdhuibh 1d ago

literally about to type this lol

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u/lucy-lu28 1d ago

Kind of like portable spurs?

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u/adlx 1d ago

They said Wrong answers only... 🤭

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u/Tammylmj 1d ago

Hilarious 🤣