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Tutorial: Easy way to store slightly used sewing machine needles

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Tutorial: Easy way to store slightly used sewing machine needles

Tutorial: Easy way to store slightly used sewing machine needles

Confession time:  I sew almost everything on a universal needle.  And the reason is that all those needles look the same to me, so once I switch out one needle for the other, I’m left wondering where to put the old needle. It’s still good but not brand new, so I don’t want to put it back into the package it came in.  Abby from Things for Boys shares her system for keeping her needles straight, including how to store her slightly used needles so she can tell them apart from the ones that are brand spankin’ new.  Her method is simple enough to make me change my no-needle-changing ways!

Click below to read what she does:

How to Store Your Used Sewing Machine Needles, by Things for Boys

[photo from Things for Boys]

Comments

  1. Guilty! And when I do decide on a “system” I promptly forget it. Doh!

    Will check out this idea. Thanks!

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.