Originally Posted by featherweight
I use a tomatoe pincushion and mark the different sections with needle numbers that I use.. 90/14, 80/12, metalfil, 75/10 etc. when I take a new needle out and put in machine I put a saftey pin into the pincushion in the section that corsponses with the needle number. that tells me what is in the machine. Does that make any sense?? Here is one but, I made my own.. Cheaper~~~
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
Hey, I put my used needles in a tomato pincushion too! My tomato hangs from my desk light by the sewing machine. And if you get out a magnifying glass you can actually see the number on the shaft of the needle, so I don't try to remember it. Usually when I pull a needle out, it's ready to be discarded rather than re-used.
Oh yes, I just started with a regular red pincushion and marked off the sections with a pen.