Help! I Keep Losing All Of My Sewing Needles!

[gringobill]

The green chili's are near the bottled Salsa. Ortega is the brand I see a lot in Idaho. You could also do that trick with a tuna can if you needed to. I've made oodles of pin cushions with clean tuna cans.

If you want something pretty small Viena Sausage cans are about the size he's talking about.

You would be exactly right, a vienna sausage can would be about the perfect size too!!!

[jimsaddler]

Hi I use old Tobacco tins and have done so for some 50 years. The important thing to do when storing your Needles is to put a little Talcum Powder in the container to stop the Rust setting on the Needles. I have an Erinmore Pipe Tobacco Tin I have used all my life, it still has some of the #7 Needles from the late 50's along with others either loose or in the original pkts. Never had any problems with dropping as those old tins were made tough. Later I got some Soap Boxes for storing Awl Blades, added Talcum, again no problems.

With Needle Purses I've seen over the years the needles would eventually get rusty unless smeared with Vaseline and Talcum powder.

Hope this of help. Kindest Regards.

Jim Saddler.

How do people live without green chilis?

[gringobill]

Photo of green chili can needle caddy.

[Kevin]

I have a 6"x6" piece of cloud crepe divided into 9 sections for different size needles. When you finish sewing, just stab them in and they're right there the next time you need them. Any shoe repair place will have some.

I used to use sheepskin, but once you get past 5 or 6 different types of needles, it takes too long to find what you're looking for.

Kevin