Such GREAT ideas! I use hemostats........even have a teeny, weeny one I use to hold onto a new needle when inserting it into my machine....have used 2 of them to tie a knot in threads that were to small for my fat fingers to get the job done. Use the wide postal tape to pick up threads from the floor when not enough to drag out the sweeper. Have small nesting baskets with lids that I got from IKEA...top one holds my basting safety pins, middle one has odd threads (invisible, jean, etc.) and bottom one has glues and they stack one on top of the other and are decorative. The name on them is FRYKEN (swedish) if anyone is interested and has an IKEA near.