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08-17-2014, 12:27 PM
#51
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wow .. At least you found them ! I have one magnetic holder just for needles by my machine .. I am so paranoid about dropping them and either dog or cat stepping on them; getting them in a paw, tail or who knows !
08-17-2014, 01:35 PM
#53
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Location: Central Wisconsin
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Why are kids so fascinated by all those pins. Mine always get pushed way in by the kids also.
My aunt used to put her needles in the curtains near the sewing area. No draperies, just sheer curtains. She didn't have very many, and she always know where they were.
My aunt used to put her needles in the curtains near the sewing area. No draperies, just sheer curtains. She didn't have very many, and she always know where they were.
08-17-2014, 02:17 PM
#55
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Originally Posted by WMUTeach
I am giggling! 
Carefully searching through my mothers tomato pincushion was always my job as a child. I had forgotten about how much fun it was to gently squeeze that little bugga-boo until all the missing needles were recovered. Got some good pokes from time to time but I thought I was being a big girl helper when I recovered a selection of needles for my mom.
Carefully searching through my mothers tomato pincushion was always my job as a child. I had forgotten about how much fun it was to gently squeeze that little bugga-boo until all the missing needles were recovered. Got some good pokes from time to time but I thought I was being a big girl helper when I recovered a selection of needles for my mom.
Originally Posted by sassysews2
recently dh was laying in front of the tv & asked "what is that on the carpet", seeing a line of what looked like sawdust I looked around and found a "tomato skin" wet & obviously chewed on. Our yorkie puppy had got hold of a pincushion and chewed it to bits. I picked up all the pins & over 50 old needles with a magnet out of the carpet. Later found more & a couple caught in the vacuum roll & hose. The pin cushion was old & I never used it for needles, they were all INSIDE . Puppy was ok luckily, don't know how she kept from swallowing one or get one in her mouth or gums.
08-17-2014, 05:21 PM
#56
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Location: Fairfield, OH
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I remember my sisters and I doing that to moms pin cushion years ago. We found a lot more than that. We spent hours pulling them out. I think there were over 100. I need to do that to mine because I know there are a bunch of needles in mine.
12-28-2014, 04:42 PM
#57
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Location: Western NYS
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OMG, this is so funny! I've been away from the board for awhile, so I'm just seeing this....I asked for a new tomato pincushion for Christmas, because mine was starting to fall apart. I knew I had lost a couple needles in the old cushion, so after I transferred my pins to the new one, I cut the old pincushion open. I found 22 needles! One was a tapestry needle! I was shocked, but now I see I'm not the only member of the lost-my-needles-in-my-pincushion club! I expected to find 5 or 6, but never 22! I own several needle cases (kind of like pill bottles for needles); so I guess I should start using one.
12-28-2014, 08:29 PM
#59
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Years ago, while moving in to a new apartment, we were unloading boxes and I had my DDs pushing the boxes into a pile to make room for more boxes. All of a sudden my oldest DD lets out a horrible scream and starts slapping her knee. She thought she got stung, but when I looked, she had a long piece of thread coming out of her knee! Off to the ER and and an Xray, to discover a sewing needle was completely imbedded in her knee behind her knee cap, eye first! The surgeon was able to remove it, and no infection, but I never put my needles anywhere but in my needle holder! Ever! My needle holder is a square of needlepoint plastic 5"x5" that I have completely covered in a bright colored craft yarn. I mark the top, and only insert the needles in from the top, and only needles with at least a short thread tied to them. Made a huge impression I can tell you.
12-29-2014, 06:19 AM
#60
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Oh wow...this brought back a memory of me sitting and poking needles all the way into my granmother's pincushion! Hers was shaped like a lady, had a plastic upper torso and the skirt was a big red pincushion. I thought it was neat how I could just push on the needle and they'd vanish into the dress. 
I can't remember if Grandma caught me at it or not, now...
I can't remember if Grandma caught me at it or not, now...
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