Swallowed a needle??
Linn Skinner
McGKar wrote in message <19990414004502...@ng40.aol.com>...
>there, I have a brief moment of panic!! E-GAD, did I swallow it?? Has
anyone
>ever heard of someone actually swallowing a needle?? Just a morbid
curiosity,
>I suppose. :)
>
>Karen M
As a nurse, I can say "yes people have swallowed needles" Usually following
the same scenario you describe. People also aspirate (breath in) needles.
Think twice about what you put in your mouth, please!!! Be careful about
all the sharp things we use for stitching. Sitting on a knitting needle is
very painful as I can testify. Worse is having to go to the ER at one's own
hospital for a tetanus booster <G> I guess that's why my mother always
fussed at me for flopping down on furniture...
Be a safe stitcher.
Linn Skinner
Skinner Sisters
McGKar
front teeth while I am rattling around in my floss or doing some other related
activity. On the occasions when I have put the needle down (or stuck it into
the couch), when I automatically go to find it in my mouth and don't find it
Doviana26
the same bad habit, that and the jamming it into the arm of the chair habit...
boy does my DH hate that one when I forget the needle in the arm and he's the
next one to sit in the chair...:)
AnnMarie
Rella
I have this fear too! You are not alone!
Rella
McGKar wrote:
<snip>
JALWms
(Doviana26) writes:
I do the VERY same thing. I kinda enjoy it when I am mad at him <g>...not like
I put them there on purpose you see...
WIPs:
Why God Made Little Boys-Stoney Creek
The Maritime- Dimensions ( Christopher Rhoads)
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Sea the Light- Elsa Williams( needlepoint)
MSJC656191
>very painful as I can testify.
When mom was young, she was knitting in bed. Fell asleep, then in the morning
woke up to find a knitting needle through her knee! How she didn't wake up
when it happened I'll never understand! She calls the scars her war
wounds......and hasn't knitted since.
Sharon P.
Mike & June Huber
doctor had him eat lots of spinach and had his mother search for the pin
in--well--you know. After a few days, the pin appeared with bits of spinach wrapped
around it.
Doctors today may have a different view of how to treat this. Something pointy can
do a lot of damage to your insides. I'd go straight to a doctor or emergency room
if it happens just to be safe.
June in Houston
McGKar wrote:
> Hi everyone. I seem to have developed the habit of holding my needle with my
> front teeth while I am rattling around in my floss or doing some other related
> activity. On the occasions when I have put the needle down (or stuck it into
> the couch), when I automatically go to find it in my mouth and don't find it
> there, I have a brief moment of panic!! E-GAD, did I swallow it?? Has anyone
hgrei...@fastransit.net.uk
>Hi everyone. I seem to have developed the habit of holding my needle with my
>front teeth while I am rattling around in my floss or doing some other related
>activity. On the occasions when I have put the needle down (or stuck it into
>the couch), when I automatically go to find it in my mouth and don't find it
>there, I have a brief moment of panic!! E-GAD, did I swallow it?? Has anyone
>ever heard of someone actually swallowing a needle?? Just a morbid curiosity,
>I suppose. :)
>
>Karen M
Cats will swallow needles - and thread. One of my cats swallowed a
needle and thread once and we had a very expensive vet bill; he had
to operate to get it out. I've never heard of a person doing this
though. It seems to me that you could feel it going down :-P.
Anne/NC
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EGNeedler
>front teeth while I am rattling around in my floss or doing some other
>related
>activity.
I took needlepoint classes for about 3 years with a male instructor. If he
spotted you with a needle in your mouth a fine of fifty cents was levied. It
took only a short time to break the habit.
IMA369
had my needle in my mouth and my toddler ran into me. I guess I'm not setting
a very good example for my kids either, as I constantly tell them to take
things out of their mouths.
Cyndi in Philly
Bob C.
Victor & Janette C
times I actually forgot I had it in my mouth, when DH would ask me a
question. I answered him then wondered... where in the world did my needle
go?!? I have lost more needles that way.......
Janette
McGKar <mcg...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone. I seem to have developed the habit of holding my needle with
my
> front teeth while I am rattling around in my floss or doing some other
related
Lesleyanne Banks
bridesmaid
dress (not for my wedding, tho), and had a couple pins in my mouth. SIL
tells
a raunchy joke, and I sucked in a pin. Fortunately, I had swallowed it, not
inhalled.
Went to the hospital, and it took them almost a dozen x-rays to find the
sucker.
Had to go back a week later to be sure it was out :-)
LOL, was a couple years ago now, but I've never held a needle/pin in my
mouth since!!
Lesleyanne
McGKar wrote in message <19990414004502...@ng40.aol.com>...
Kim Brown
and I went to the local fair with Mum'n'Dad. I won a cheap needlepoint
kit on the hoopla. In the car on the way home, Ugly and I fought (as
usual) and she hit me with the kit. Unbeknownst to me, the needle from
the kit entered my arm near the elbow.
About eight weeks later, I had a hard, painful swelling there and had to
be X rayed as the doctor thought I'd broken the elbow somehow. Luckily,
the X ray revealed the needle, now situated among the carpal bones of my
*wrist*! The doctor thought she could winkle the needle out right there
and then, so she made an incision near the original point of entry and
probed her way down the length of my forearm to grasp at the needle. It
took about twenty minutes of digging around in there, but she did it!
She pulled out a blackened tapestry needle (about a size 18) and put it
in a container for me. That inventive lady saved me Major Surgery and
weeks of recovery!
During all this, I was *most* interested in proceedings and watched the
whole thing as the doctor winkled about inside my arm. Mum, in a gesture
of solidarity, had stayed with me but had to leave in order to be
quietly sick. I was reminded of all this just a few years ago as I lay
on the delivery table with a doctor, buried up to his elbows in my
middle, trying to dislodge my DD. The sensations weren't quite the same,
somehow...
--
Trish {|:OI}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Lisa Richards
being always afraid she would swallow them. Now I do the same thing, and ws
thinking the other day (as my toddler watched me sew) that there was a real danger
of her trying the same trick if she ever gets ahold of them (heaven forefend!).
Guess I better stop! But then, I'm not sure I want to go with grandma's trick of
putting them on her shirt, cause you never know when you might hurt someoneelse
(or yourself) that way, too. Time to make a pynne pillowe!!
lkr
JALWms
started out in the form of imitation and then "escalated" when my younger
brother dared me to swallow it. Which I did but gagged/coughed it up when I
realized what was happening and that it did not feel so great.
susan
JALWms wrote in message <19990416154214...@ng-fd1.aol.com>...
I swallowed a knitting needle once!!
I had the tip of the needle in my mouth when somebody fell against me.
Before I knew it the needle was on it's way down! It didn't go all the way
of course and thankfully a quick thinking friend grabbed the end and gently
pulled it back out. (I was so surprised, I was just sitting in the chair
with the tip of the needle sticking out of my mouth). So be careful out
there - stitching needles are much much shorter ;-)).
God Bless
Susan>
QnofCoffee
>times I actually forgot I had it in my mouth, when DH would ask me a
>question. I answered him then wondered... where in the world did my needle
>go?!? I have lost more needles that way.......
>
>Janette
Whew! So glad to hear this. I am always putting my needles in my mouth. I don't
even realize I do it. I think I am doing it so as not to set it down and have
it fall where someone will walk on it if not retrieved. The problem is that I
was born to talk (hence, my very long posts!) and I often forget that a needle
is parked between my lips. Once, I had a button down shirt on and when I
started to say something to DH, the needle fell out of my mouth and into my
bra! He sure got a kick out of seeing me fish it out! :-P I am trying to be
more conscientious <sp?> these days and set the needle on the end table when I
go to rethread. Old habits die hard, though. :-)
Jodi
Orlando
Deb
putting them in the washing machine.
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If only all messages could be pleasant ones.
Shirley Williams
pincushions. A pin cushion is an integral part of my stitching equipment - so
much easier to find needles when you have a place to park them!
Shirley - in SE OK where the land is spring green and yellow buttercups
McGKar
I only have three words. OH MY GOD!
Karen M
MJB5019
mouth. Keep needles in the arm of the couch where they belong!!!
>Has anyone
>ever heard of someone actually swallowing a needle??
Mj in southern California
DBecker131
surgery. My mom always tells me make sure you don't put the needle in your
mouth!
Deb
susan
McGKar wrote in message <19990417182600...@ng35.aol.com>...
>>I swallowed a knitting needle once!!
>
>I only have three words. OH MY GOD!
>
>Karen M
It cured me of my habit though <vbg>.
I have never, ever held needles or pins of any description in my mouth
since.
God Bless
Susan
AboutFriends
worn an indentation in my front upper incisor (tooth). Certainly, that is
no where near as dangerous as swallowing a pin or needle. Since a pin or
needle could actually puncture the gut, any suspicion of a toddler (or grown
up) swallowing such an object necessitates immediate medical attention. The
object will be readily seen by xray. If your suspicion is correct and the
pin/needle is swallowed, you are facing surgery.
Gina Andrews, R.N.
Nancy C Staggs
Shirley Williams wrote in message <37185054...@oio.net>...
>This thread sounds like a good excuse for a new project - needlerolls or
>pincushions. A pin cushion is an integral part of my stitching equipment -
so
>much easier to find needles when you have a place to park them!
>
>Shirley - in SE OK where the land is spring green and yellow buttercups
>
Go buy one of those thick, strong magnets and place
it on your chart stand - provided you use the metal type.
Then whenever the needle is not in use, put it on the
magnet. Works swell and you don't have to search the
chair arm, your shirt or pants to find it! Nor do you have
to worry about swallowing the darn thing!
Some LNS's have painted ones, but a plain magnet
that you buy at Michael's or Hobby Lobby works just as well.
Nancy
wol...@pacbell.net
>Go buy one of those thick, strong magnets and place
>it on your chart stand - provided you use the metal type.
>Then whenever the needle is not in use, put it on the
>magnet. Works swell and you don't have to search the
>chair arm, your shirt or pants to find it! Nor do you have
>to worry about swallowing the darn thing!
>Some LNS's have painted ones, but a plain magnet
>that you buy at Michael's or Hobby Lobby works just as well.
You can get pairs of magnets, too, painted so they won't put rust on your work.
If you have your work in a scroll frame or hoop or Q-snaps, you can place one of
the pair on the front of your piece of fabric, and the other on the back so they
hold each other in place.
I'm thinking about gluing a short piece of hook and loop tape to my floor stand,
and stitching the matching piece to the back of a small pincushion to make a
needle park that doesn't disappear. That's as soon as I can paw through my
sewing stuff to find the tape!
Nan Evelyn
Distect
that you can pin to your shirt. I got mine in a small kit that included a
needle threader and a small needle storage box which had a magnetized back.
Loran, I think. (Unfortunately, they seem to have disappeared along with my
platinum needles, my good embroidery scissors, and a bag of floss that I bought
for a project that I've yet to start. :-( I know they're in this apartment
somewhere - the "where" is the big question!)
Colleen
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of them by Debbie Mumm and Mill Hill has some too. Very cute!
Kim
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>You can get pairs of magnets, too, painted so they won't put rust on your work.
>If you have your work in a scroll frame or hoop or Q-snaps, you can place one of
>the pair on the front of your piece of fabric, and the other on the back so they
>hold each other in place.
I have one of those pairs - i wear one under my shirt and the other on
top of my shirt (they hold each other in place) and then just put the
needle on the upper magnet. I am not a mouth-holder - I am a
shirt-stabber, so I put the magnet in the same place that I
automatically try to park my needle. Works!
Alison
Angela / Kentucky
pieces. Works great on wood.
--
Angela
Elizabethtown, KY USA
Nancy C Staggs <STAG...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>
> Shirley Williams wrote in message <37185054...@oio.net>...
> >This thread sounds like a good excuse for a new project - needlerolls or
> >pincushions. A pin cushion is an integral part of my stitching
equipment -
> so
> >much easier to find needles when you have a place to park them!
> >
> >Shirley - in SE OK where the land is spring green and yellow buttercups
> >
>
> Go buy one of those thick, strong magnets and place
> it on your chart stand - provided you use the metal type.
> Then whenever the needle is not in use, put it on the
> magnet. Works swell and you don't have to search the
> chair arm, your shirt or pants to find it! Nor do you have
> to worry about swallowing the darn thing!
> Some LNS's have painted ones, but a plain magnet
> that you buy at Michael's or Hobby Lobby works just as well.
> Nancy
>
>
Deb
Thought for a second I'd developed multiple personalities....
Deb from ToonTown
There's more than that here!
Deb
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Deb Ambler
Deb in WI
EAM
dis...@aol.comrenner writes:
>I know they're in this apartment
>somewhere - the "where" is the big question!
Ah Ha! Someone else has a home like mine, that eats things if you turn
your back.
I swear there's a sentient mini- black hole wandering around our house
(more or less like the ones that live in the washer and dryer and eat
socks), just looking for the One Thing that will require the most frantic
search to _try_ to find. Of course, you can never find it when you look,
but whatever- it- was will turn up entirely by itself about a week
later...
-- Elizabeth
Victor & Janette C
Janette
EAM <SP...@nospam.com> wrote in message news:7fighe$5...@hacgate2.hac.com...
Liesch
> My things always turn up after I give up looking and go buy another one.
:)
That is one of Murphy's Laws. Other Murphy's Laws are:
1. Whatever you buy, it will go on sale the day after you buy it.
2. If it works right the first time you try it, you have obviously
done something wrong.
Rita Liesch
lie...@mindspring.com
fran
trimmers for the cats, which was real frustrating because I almost
never move them from their designated spot in the living room. I
finally gave up and bought a new pair for $15.00. I got home, was
cleaning up the guest room, and guess what I found under the pile of
clean sheets......... Guess the cats must have decided they didn't
want thier claws trimmed ;>
On 20 Apr 1999 18:20:30 GMT, EAM <SP...@nospam.com> wrote:
>In article <19990419082947...@ng99.aol.com> Distect,
>dis...@aol.comrenner writes:
>>I know they're in this apartment
>>somewhere - the "where" is the big question!
>
>Ah Ha! Someone else has a home like mine, that eats things if you turn
>your back.
>
>I swear there's a sentient mini- black hole wandering around our house
>(more or less like the ones that live in the washer and dryer and eat
>socks), just looking for the One Thing that will require the most frantic
>search to _try_ to find. Of course, you can never find it when you look,
>but whatever- it- was will turn up entirely by itself about a week
>later...
>
>-- Elizabeth
"I am at one with my duality"
Shawna2323
>>(more or less like the ones that live in the washer and dryer and eat
>>socks), just looking for the One Thing that will require the most frantic
>>search to _try_ to find
I totally know what you mean. Right now the black hole has eaten the remote
control to the VCR. I have looked everywhere for the darn thing and it's no
where to be found. I've finally given up looking for it figuring it will turn
up eventually. We are moving in a week and everything will be removed from the
place at that time. If it dosn't show up then..... I guess it's gone for good.
Shawna
JALWms
Jerry and Alda Simpson
Mine is missing too - do you supposed they're hiding together?
Alda
SDKOEHLER
it's NEVER been found. I had come to the conclusion that it was either
accidently thrown away, or the dog chewed it up and the kids took sympathy on
him and covered up for him, but maybe it's in that same black hole??
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah in Ferndale WA (far Northwest corner of Washington State)
Current WIP's: Flower Power, MLI's Angel of the Sea, "And the Angel Said"
Sampler.
To e-mail me please remove SpamOut from my address
Deb from ToonTown
that in the cushions!
Dan Nolan
> I swear there's a sentient mini- black hole wandering around our house
> (more or less like the ones that live in the washer and dryer and eat
> socks)
My friend is convinced that there is a sentient 'borrower' living in her
house that only hides green objects! If she really wants to find
something she stands in the hall and says very loudly, "Give it back!" and
shortly afterwards it reappears, usually in an odd place.
Kate
Distect
>I swear there's a sentient mini- black hole wandering around our house
>(more or less like the ones that live in the washer and dryer and eat
>socks), just looking for the One Thing that will require the most frantic
>search to _try_ to find.
LOL! I've been saying exactly that for the past 15-16 years. The black hole
(I call it a vortex) showed up in my parents' house when I was around 20 years
old and seems to have divided into segments and followed us around. Its very
first victim, that I recall, was a paperback copy of the novelization of
"Chariots of Fire" which I'd borrowed from the library. I had to pay for the
book. Would you believe - after I'd paid for it, I found it - in a place I'd
already looked several times. The next victim was a shirt my sister bought and
tossed on her bed when she got home. When she went to get the shirt, the bag
was still there but no shirt. The vortex never did return that one, to my
knowledge. I'm hoping it will eventually cough up my platinum needles, though.
(Hey, I think I just brought this thread full circle, right back to swallowing
needles. <g>)
naom...@my-dejanews.com
"Nancy C Staggs" <STAG...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> Shirley Williams wrote in message <37185054...@oio.net>...
> >This thread sounds like a good excuse for a new project - needlerolls or
> >pincushions. A pin cushion is an integral part of my stitching equipment -
> so
> >much easier to find needles when you have a place to park them!
> >
> >Shirley - in SE OK where the land is spring green and yellow buttercups
> >
>
> Go buy one of those thick, strong magnets and place
> it on your chart stand - provided you use the metal type.
> Then whenever the needle is not in use, put it on the
> magnet. Works swell and you don't have to search the
> chair arm, your shirt or pants to find it! Nor do you have
> to worry about swallowing the darn thing!
> Some LNS's have painted ones, but a plain magnet
> that you buy at Michael's or Hobby Lobby works just as well.
> Nancy
Great idea - and that would probably hold my scissors too. I got so fed up
losing them the other day I stuck them in my trouser pocket - and when I bent
down they went straight into my leg! They've now got ribbon on so I can tie
them securely to the furniture, which is great apart from when I'm stitching
on the train.
Naomi
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Susan K.
dsd...@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Dan Nolan") wrote:
>
> My friend is convinced that there is a sentient 'borrower' living in her
> house that only hides green objects! If she really wants to find
> something she stands in the hall and says very loudly, "Give it back!" and
> shortly afterwards it reappears, usually in an odd place.
>
> Kate
>
Ah ha, fairies! MLI or NC should design us a Fairy of Missing Objects, or
even several: the Fairy of Missing Remote Controls, the Fairy of Missing
Socks, the Fairy of Missing Needles, the Fairy of Missing Critical Legal
Documents, the Fairy of Lost Bills...
better stop this. I could keep going for hours.
--
Susan K. in MA
X/USA/H/-/-/1C/1R/Cross My Heart ornament JCS XMAS
98/KXNC/28E/D/:-p~/0/M/B/b-/R-/S+/K/E/-/-/W-/C?/J+/Kenneth
Brannagh/Jane Austen/Bittersweet Chocolate
Larry and Mary Ruth Gray
When they start moving toward my scissors because they have become
magnetized, it really frustrates me.
I have a piece of foam that came in a Bible cover. It is about the
size of a book (too large to sit on without noticing) and is great for
projects with many colors. I can thread several needles, keep them
handy, and not have to worry about swallowing, sitting on, leaving for
others to sit on, or magnetizing them.
Mary Ruth in North Carolina
Stef
dejanews.com> writes
>
>Ah ha, fairies! MLI or NC should design us a Fairy of Missing Objects, or
>even several: the Fairy of Missing Remote Controls, the Fairy of Missing
>Socks, the Fairy of Missing Needles, the Fairy of Missing Critical Legal
>Documents, the Fairy of Lost Bills...
>
wasn't anyone else - oh no.
The Fairy of Using the Last of the Toilet Paper Without Telling Anyone -
because that wasn't anyone else either
The Laundry Fairy - you know the one who turns the screwed up all over
the house dirty clothes into fresh laundered piles ....... hang on a
minute that's me!
Can you tell I've had a day of domestic nightmare!
stef -Hounslow, England
Patty Ann
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fran <fr...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> I'm still waiting for the angel of Procrastination!
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:58:35 GMT, Susan K. <skee...@my-dejanews.com>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <FALA7...@cix.compulink.co.uk>,
> > dsd...@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Dan Nolan") wrote:
> >>
> >> My friend is convinced that there is a sentient 'borrower' living in
her
> >> house that only hides green objects! If she really wants to find
> >> something she stands in the hall and says very loudly, "Give it back!"
and
> >> shortly afterwards it reappears, usually in an odd place.
> >>
> >> Kate
> >>
> >
> >Ah ha, fairies! MLI or NC should design us a Fairy of Missing Objects,
or
> >even several: the Fairy of Missing Remote Controls, the Fairy of Missing
> >Socks, the Fairy of Missing Needles, the Fairy of Missing Critical Legal
> >Documents, the Fairy of Lost Bills...
> >
> >better stop this. I could keep going for hours.
> >--
> >Susan K. in MA
> >X/USA/H/-/-/1C/1R/Cross My Heart ornament JCS XMAS
> >98/KXNC/28E/D/:-p~/0/M/B/b-/R-/S+/K/E/-/-/W-/C?/J+/Kenneth
> >Brannagh/Jane Austen/Bittersweet Chocolate
> >
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>
fran
Mays
stitched with finest floss on pure irish linen:
>The Laundry Fairy -
Would that be the one who glides silently into the house at night and
leaves behind large piles of dirty clothing? That would explain a few
things.....
Ruth Mays
Cinnaminson, NJ
This person is a natural product. The slight
variations in color and texture enhance its
individual character and beauty and in no way
are to be considered flaws or defects.
Jkaymac
>size of a book (too large to sit on without noticing) and is great for
>projects with many colors. I can thread several needles, keep them
>handy, and not have to worry about swallowing, sitting on, leaving for
>others to sit on, or magnetizing them.
Isn't that what the arm of the chair is for? Or if I'm not at home, the front
of my shirt? (grin)
Julia
Heart in Hand Birthday Stocking (2 down, 1 to go!)
Shepards Bush Dresser Drawer Hearts
Debra Reed
"tomato" pincushions are just plain ugly to me. I wanted something that
looked good enough to leave out on my end table even when I wasn't
stitching. I only put them away when children are visiting.
I used a tiny basket, some pillow stuffing, a scrap of fabric, some braided
cord trim and other trims, and a large new hex nut (to add a little
weight).
First, I put the stuffing into the basket to judge how much stuffing I
needed to use. Next, I removed the stuffing and wrapped a piece of cloth
around it and stitched it closed. I put it back into the basket to check
for a nice fit and added or removed stuffing until it looked the way I
wanted. I removed the cloth and stuffing ball one last time and put the
hex nut into the bottom of the basket, followed by the cloth covered
stuffing ball (smooth side up). To anchor the stuffing ball into the
basket I used a small bead of hot glue or I stitched through the basket and
around the top lip with thread that matched the basket color. Next was the
fun part, trimming the basket. I have one that is very feminine with
ribbon, lace, and strings of tiny faux pearls; and the other is more
taylored with a gold braid going around the top edge between the top lip of
the basket and the cloth. Both look nice. I use one for my sewing pins
and one for my needlework needles.
I will be using the needlework one more often since reading this thread. I
don't want any surgery that could easily be prevented.
Debra in VA
Larry and Mary Ruth Gray <LMG...@wilkes.net> wrote in article
<371f6304...@nntp.wilkes.net>...
> I hate putting my needles on a magnet.
> When they start moving toward my scissors because they have become
> magnetized, it really frustrates me.
>
> I have a piece of foam that came in a Bible cover. It is about the
> size of a book (too large to sit on without noticing) and is great for
> projects with many colors. I can thread several needles, keep them
> handy, and not have to worry about swallowing, sitting on, leaving for
> others to sit on, or magnetizing them.
>
hgrei...@fastransit.net.uk
<debn...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>I have a couple of pincushions that I made myself. The magnets and the
>"tomato" pincushions are just plain ugly to me. I wanted something that
>looked good enough to leave out on my end table even when I wasn't
>stitching. I only put them away when children are visiting.
>
>I used a tiny basket, some pillow stuffing, a scrap of fabric, some braided
>cord trim and other trims, and a large new hex nut (to add a little
>weight).
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>Debra in VA
I used the same kind of idea with a teacup. I used to collect bone
china teacups and my favorite one developed a very fine crack in it
so I couldn't use it any more. I kept it for years in my china
cabinet because I liked it too much to throw it away. When I
started collecting needlework accessories, I turned my favorite
teacup into a pincushion. It is now useful again and it looks so
nice. I liked the idea so much that I have bought pretty teacups in
antique stores to make as gifts.
Anne/NC
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Larry and Mary Ruth Gray
I have used the arm of the chair, but I tend to lose the needles.
The foam is portable, holds several threaded needles, and is easy to
remove from the reach of small children.
I started this when I was working on a canvas project - EGA GCC
Elegant Iris which called for many threaded needles at once. It kept
them organized and easy to put away.
Mary Ruth Gray
On 24 Apr 1999 01:56:35 GMT, jka...@aol.com (Jkaymac) wrote:
>>I have a piece of foam that came in a Bible cover. It is about the
>>size of a book (too large to sit on without noticing) and is great for
>>projects with many colors. I can thread several needles, keep them
>>handy, and not have to worry about swallowing, sitting on, leaving for
>>others to sit on, or magnetizing them.
>