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Celeste 03-07-2013 11:59 AM

what to do with your old needles
 
http://sakepuppets.com/2013/02/12/ha...edle-festival/

Jingle 03-07-2013 12:16 PM

I have a medicine bottle I put mine in and will throw them away when its full.

sewmuch 03-07-2013 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by Jingle (Post 5912063)
I have a medicine bottle I put mine in and will throw them away when its full.

That's what I do also, same with the rotary blades...

postal packin' mama 03-07-2013 11:21 PM

Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.

donnalynett 03-08-2013 09:22 AM


Originally Posted by postal packin' mama (Post 5913269)
Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.

Wow.....I never thought about this idea. Thank you!

NikkiLu 03-08-2013 09:34 AM

Great idea - we have always used regular straight pins at an angle to the wall to hang light weight things - told to us by a Home Interior dealer.



Originally Posted by postal packin' mama (Post 5913269)
Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.


G'ma Kay 03-09-2013 07:59 AM


Originally Posted by postal packin' mama (Post 5913269)
Used sewing machine needles are great for hanging pictures cuz they go in small & then flare slightly. Very strong.

This is what I do with them, too.

IBQUILTIN 03-09-2013 10:51 AM

Mine go into a medicine bottle big enough to hold blades also, when its full, I pour in plaster of paris and noone can accidently get cut or stuck

MimiBug123 03-09-2013 01:33 PM

Well, all-righty, then!

TPr9258 03-09-2013 10:33 PM

I have gotton a syringe container from local drug store that people use that are diabetics or others who use them at home, when full take back to drug store or sometimes drop off at local hospital and they dispose of them where they do no harm to others.

IrishgalfromNJ 03-10-2013 07:37 AM


Originally Posted by Celeste (Post 5912004)

What an interesting story and ceremony. Thanks for posting the link.

maryb119 03-11-2013 05:06 AM

I put mine in a old medicine bottle with a child proof cap. Then I throw them away safely.

squires1042 03-11-2013 12:07 PM

I have little cases that I got from Fons and Porter for old needles to discard them in. They are plastic and it holds quite a few needles, I think there were two or three cases in a package. That or you can use a piece of cork or the pill container as many others have suggested.


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