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Posted by Patti on November 5, 2009, 3:20 am
I feel just the same about pins! Now, when I have any difficulty in
'pushing' a pin into fabric, I remove it and put it in my 'sharps
disposal' cup (a plastic pot with a lid, which has a hole pierced in the
plastic lid so that I can just drop pins and needles into it. It is
larger than a film case, so much easier to use.
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>We're told that a new broom sweeps clean - that is true. But ! when
>you need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one
>from a pincushion and proceed?
> I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It is
>a shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. Instead of taking
>any old needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I
>really did open the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
> For goodness sake. I just can't believe how sweet it is to stitch
>with a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. I growl when I hear
>someone running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to
>myself? Polly
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Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by NightMist on November 5, 2009, 5:53 am
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:36:24 -0600, "Polly Esther"
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>We're told that a new broom sweeps clean - that is true. But ! when you
>need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one from a
>pincushion and proceed?
> I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It is a
>shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. Instead of taking any old
>needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I really did open
>the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
> For goodness sake. I just can't believe how sweet it is to stitch with
>a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. I growl when I hear someone
>running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to myself? Polly
When starting a new project, a new needle is what I go for.
When somebody comes running for a replacement button, or other minor
mend, I grab a needle from the pincushion.
NightMist
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Legolas is my house elf
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Posted by whosoever on November 5, 2009, 9:25 am
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> We're told that a new broom sweeps clean - that is true. But ! when you
> need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one from a
> pincushion and proceed?
> I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It is a
> shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. Instead of taking any
> old needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I really did
> open the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
> For goodness sake. I just can't believe how sweet it is to stitch with
> a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. I growl when I hear someone
> running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to myself? Polly
Hi, Polly
An old trick that my grandmother taught me was to run
those dull hand-needles through your hair. The natural
grease ;) of ones hair will make that needle slide through
your material.
Donna
in WA
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Posted by amy in CNY on November 5, 2009, 12:59 pm
I kNEW i needed to do something...replace my pin jar..for the old pins
and needles. i brought the old one to the pharmacy for disposal (they
put them with their sharps waste) and never did get another
container!!!
i now have it on my to-do list! Thanks, Ms. Polly!!
i heard somewhere, probably a quilt class, you should change your SM
needle every 8 hrs of sewing and the hand needles after 12 hrs of
sewing. Eh, when their dull, change em out.
great topic.
amy in CNY
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Posted by J* on November 5, 2009, 3:21 pm
i did this with diaper/nappy pins with all 3 babys.
it was automatic and worked a treat.
keeping an emery pincushion also helps.
j.
"whosoever" wrote ...
Hi, Polly
An old trick that my grandmother taught me was to run
those dull hand-needles through your hair. The natural
grease ;) of ones hair will make that needle slide through
your material.
Donna
in WA
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>you need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one
>from a pincushion and proceed?
> I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It is
>a shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. Instead of taking
>any old needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I
>really did open the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
> For goodness sake. I just can't believe how sweet it is to stitch
>with a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. I growl when I hear
>someone running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to
>myself? Polly