[h-cost] storing needles
I'm organizing the craft/sewing room and I'm curious: how do people store all their various needles? For my purposes, I'm excluding knitting and crochet needles (those I have under control). I'm trying to better organize my various sewing needles: tapestry, crewel, yarn, sewing machine, hand sewing, beading, etc. I've been keeping the tapestry needles in little wooden needle cases separated by size; the hand sewing needles are mostly attached to the paper they came on when I bought them; the machine needles ae mostly in the plastic cases they came in. But then I've got the odds and ends that are attached to bits of paper or fabric or in pill bottles or the like. Quite the jumble. Charlene ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Lincoln Funeral Reenactment, specifically the Hearse
Susan, You are correct! Henry W. Osier Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 22:07:31 -0500 From: Susan Data-Samak pasov...@aol.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Lincoln Funeral Reenactment Message-ID: 20286323-d6e9-48cb-a392-7b9c650a7...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii They even have a perfect replica if the hearse! Is this the one made on the TV show Museum Men? Susan ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] storing needles
I use a sturdy cardboard piece with soft Velcro ( the fuzzy part) - it is glued down both sides with partitions for each type of machine needle - when I change needles I just slip the one from the machine into the Velcro at the proper section. Then I can retrieve which ever one I need next. I keep all the unopened packs in a drawer near the machines. This could work for hand sewing needles too. I've also seen this done with strips of craft magnets. Sent from my iPad On Feb 6, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Charlene C charlene...@gmail.com wrote: I've been considering the plastic tubes used for storing beads. Anyone have experience, good or bad, with those? Charlene ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] storing needles
I've never had that many needles that I had to worry about it!! LOL! I use a toothpick holder, which is like the wooden needle case things but bigger. I found long ago that those wooden needle tubes were way too small. None of the longer or heavier needles would fit. But the toothpick one is perfect for my needs. Machine needles are stored in the cases they came in, in the tool box that slides under the arm of the machine. For hand sewing, just so you know, I cheat. I only use standard embroidery needles so that they're always easy to thread. Ha. All my misc needles are stored in that wooden toothpick holder, in my hand sewing tin (about the size of a deck of cards) that also holds a small pair of scissors, hand sewing pins, and a couple bone awls. (I used to do a lot of handmade eyelets for costume lacing so those are in my box all the time.) When not in use, that trusty tin is kept in a small vintage carriage case, where I keep what I use all the time: rotary cutters, spare blades, blade sharpener, measuring tapes, thread in black and beige, and a few other odds and ends. I know this is way more than you asked for but I have to say, I love not having to dig, at all, when I'm in the mood to sew. I can grab one little box and go, whether I'm machine or hand sewing. Or just pull my tin out of the carriage case if all I'm doing is hand-work. On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Charlene C charlene...@gmail.com wrote: I'm organizing the craft/sewing room and I'm curious: how do people store all their various needles? For my purposes, I'm excluding knitting and crochet needles (those I have under control). I'm trying to better organize my various sewing needles: tapestry, crewel, yarn, sewing machine, hand sewing, beading, etc. I've been keeping the tapestry needles in little wooden needle cases separated by size; the hand sewing needles are mostly attached to the paper they came on when I bought them; the machine needles ae mostly in the plastic cases they came in. But then I've got the odds and ends that are attached to bits of paper or fabric or in pill bottles or the like. Quite the jumble. Charlene ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] storing needles
Someone gave me a little pin/needle case made of cloth with wool felt as a lining. Its great to carry around. Also, I have a tomato style pin cushion for both used machine needles and one for regular needles. You can mark the sections of the tomato with sizes or uses and stick the appropriate needle in each section. I also have some tins with flat adhesive magnets on the bottom that I use for weird sizes like gihugic doll needles. Those are my methodshope one or two of them work for you! Sg On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Charlene C charlene...@gmail.com wrote: I'm organizing the craft/sewing room and I'm curious: how do people store all their various needles? For my purposes, I'm excluding knitting and crochet needles (those I have under control). I'm trying to better organize my various sewing needles: tapestry, crewel, yarn, sewing machine, hand sewing, beading, etc. I've been keeping the tapestry needles in little wooden needle cases separated by size; the hand sewing needles are mostly attached to the paper they came on when I bought them; the machine needles ae mostly in the plastic cases they came in. But then I've got the odds and ends that are attached to bits of paper or fabric or in pill bottles or the like. Quite the jumble. Charlene ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- -Sg- ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] storing needles
I've been considering the plastic tubes used for storing beads. Anyone have experience, good or bad, with those? Charlene ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
