Needle Book

 

This is very self explanatory. I needed a swift and tiny one. It is very slapped together.

The fabric is leftover silvercloth that I bought a yard of, and I still have a lot of it. A yard of a tool fabric goes a very long way.

Why on earth after 60 plus years on this earth do I NEED one?

I pin safety pins to the inside of my coat and my purse, mostly to make alterations that people hand me (or mark them for myself) and I go through a lot of safety pins. Also, it's nice to have a couple of needles on hand.

The goal is to have a couple threaded needles (with the thread wound around the needle after it's inserted in the fabric 'page') ready to go.

Slapped a piece of heavy interfacing on the back for structure.

I could have put a piece of cardboard in-between two pieces of the fabric.

Next time.

Machine Needle Organizer: "Homage" is just another way of saying "Knockoff"

Check this out. You slide your machine needle sideways into the stuff by the little text that identifies which needle size and type it is. Saw one at Joann's for 15$.

And check this one out.

I am sure Other (mysterious) will see a lot of action

Same thing, kids. Finally, a use for that nasty glue backed velcro (oops, hook and loop attaching tape); the glue peels apart better than the hook/loop (and gums up the machine if you try to sew it).  Used the fuzzy side, stuck it on a card, made my own labels with the printer and a glue stick. Same damn thing as the one at the store.

Since I use the same needles over and over again, this isn't a bad solution for me. Embroidery? No. Leather? Yes.  Microtex? Which size? Can I read the labels on the needles? Who on earth can?

Yes, I did just dump them on the scanner, turn them right way up, and scan them to determine which  kinds of needles I would need labels for.  I am sure '14' meant something to me at some time. And look, there's an embroidery set! Ha!

I do dream of making an emery cushion for the machiners, sort of killing two problems with one tool; sections labeled with the styles and sizes, slide the semiused needle in and boom, sharpening action! There are lots of how-to's on the interweb; using brass wool or the like has a lot of appeal (cause I have a lot of it for some reason) rather than builder's sand.

 I'm just not organized enough to be that organized yet.