Re: [h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-07 Thread MargaretDecker

I use the tubes my prescriptions come in and the work very well.
Margaret Decker

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I've been considering the plastic tubes used for storing beads. Anyone have
experience, good or bad, with those?

Charlene
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Re: [h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-07 Thread Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
Greetings,
 
I have always stuck my hand-sewing needles through the fabric of the inside of 
the cloth pencil-case I use as my sewing kit.  However, I have stuck myself too 
many times and have been eyeing this case: 
http://goldstartool.com/Magnetic_Needle_Case.html  Of course, I have also 
trying to think of what I can use to make my own. 😉
 
Cheers 
Danielle 
 
> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 17:50:50 -0600
> From: charlene...@gmail.com
> To: h-cost...@indra.com
> Subject: [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
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Re: [h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-06 Thread Paula Praxis
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.

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> On Feb 6, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Charlene C  wrote:
> 
> I've been considering the plastic tubes used for storing beads. Anyone have
> experience, good or bad, with those?
> 
> Charlene
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Re: [h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-06 Thread Charlene C
I've been considering the plastic tubes used for storing beads. Anyone have
experience, good or bad, with those?

Charlene
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Re: [h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-06 Thread Wicked Frau
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  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
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Re: [h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-06 Thread Sybella
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  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
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[h-cost] storing needles

2015-02-06 Thread Charlene C
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
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