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store my sewing needles in
Need some ideas in what to put/store my sewing needle in.
Sharon |
Hi Sharon. Can you give us some more info? Hand sewing needles or machine needles? New ones or used ones? Your grammer seems to point to storing a single needle... is that what you meant?
Here's what I do. I store my hand needles in one of my sewing machine cabinet drawers, inside a re-purposed box. I lined the box with felt, just 'cause I like it that way. Then the little packets of hand needles go in the box. The exception is the Cross stitch needles are in their OWN box, in a different drawer (they are in with the Cross Stitch supplies). I keep an old round plastic prescription medicine bottle (label peeled off), the kind that has the child safety locking cap. That's what I put all my used needles to be eventually thrown away. Any type of needle that's 'dead' goes into that little bottle. I keep the bottle in a drawer next to my most used machine. New Machine needles I keep in a clutch style, hand made holder. Someone here on the QB made these (grannyquilter, I think). There are clear vinyl pockets made to fit the packets/packages of Schmedt or Organ machine needles that I use. I have different sizes and types, this fabric holder holds them all! I love it! There's also a handy section where I can 'park' a needle that I take off the machine, but am not ready to throw away yet. I simply 'park' it in the section that's labeled for that style of needle. No more guessing what needles are new, or half-used or dead. No more guessing what size or type they are either. Anyway, that's what I do. |
wow such great information
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That is really great information - Thank you
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Kim
They are both new and used needles- hand needles, I always try and keep the needles in the little package they come in. Thank you for the info |
I keep my hand sewing needles in drawers in a small plastic cabinet. The drawers are labeled "embroidery", "quilting", "beading", "long smocking", etc. I also keep a few in a pincushion with each segment labeled. My machine needles are kept in divided compartments in a large drawer labeled "Needles". I have a compartment for each type and size of needle, e.g., universal, quilting, embriodery, ball point, double needles, sharps, etc.). I keep a film roll canister for used needles and bent straight pins. Since I change needles often, that canister gets filled up fairly often.
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Wow. You guys are so organized. Thanks for the tips. I need them too.
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Originally Posted by sharon59
(Post 4639481)
Need some ideas in what to put/store my sewing needle in.
Sharon |
I guess I'm the odd one. I don't keep used needles, even the gently used ones. I have so many handsewing and quilting needles I bought on clearance and sales, I don't have the want to keep used ones. I keep the packages in a pretty basket.
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Empty altoid box lined with felt makes a nice resting place for needles.
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