sharon59

Need some ideas in what to put/store my sewing needle in.

Sharon

kwendt

Hi Sharon. Can you give us some more info? Hand sewing needles or machine needles? New ones or used ones? Your grammer seems to point to storing a single needle... is that what you meant?

Here's what I do.
I store my hand needles in one of my sewing machine cabinet drawers, inside a re-purposed box. I lined the box with felt, just 'cause I like it that way. Then the little packets of hand needles go in the box. The exception is the Cross stitch needles are in their OWN box, in a different drawer (they are in with the Cross Stitch supplies).

I keep an old round plastic prescription medicine bottle (label peeled off), the kind that has the child safety locking cap. That's what I put all my used needles to be eventually thrown away. Any type of needle that's 'dead' goes into that little bottle. I keep the bottle in a drawer next to my most used machine.

New Machine needles I keep in a clutch style, hand made holder. Someone here on the QB made these (grannyquilter, I think). There are clear vinyl pockets made to fit the packets/packages of Schmedt or Organ machine needles that I use. I have different sizes and types, this fabric holder holds them all! I love it! There's also a handy section where I can 'park' a needle that I take off the machine, but am not ready to throw away yet. I simply 'park' it in the section that's labeled for that style of needle. No more guessing what needles are new, or half-used or dead. No more guessing what size or type they are either.

Anyway, that's what I do.

sewwhat85

wow such great information

mighty

That is really great information - Thank you

sharon59

Kim
They are both new and used needles- hand needles, I always try and keep the needles in the little package they come in.

Thank you for the info

franc36

I keep my hand sewing needles in drawers in a small plastic cabinet. The drawers are labeled "embroidery", "quilting", "beading", "long smocking", etc. I also keep a few in a pincushion with each segment labeled. My machine needles are kept in divided compartments in a large drawer labeled "Needles". I have a compartment for each type and size of needle, e.g., universal, quilting, embriodery, ball point, double needles, sharps, etc.). I keep a film roll canister for used needles and bent straight pins. Since I change needles often, that canister gets filled up fairly often.

littlehud

Wow. You guys are so organized. Thanks for the tips. I need them too.

lbmyway

Hi Sharon: I store my hand needles in an Altoids (empty) box. I use the small size for hand needles and the larger for machine needles. I also know that Joann's sell a small wood case for needles that I have used also. lbmyway

BellaBoo

I guess I'm the odd one. I don't keep used needles, even the gently used ones. I have so many handsewing and quilting needles I bought on clearance and sales, I don't have the want to keep used ones. I keep the packages in a pretty basket.

lfstamper

Empty altoid box lined with felt makes a nice resting place for needles.