• @[email protected]
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    43 months ago

    honestly I’m just as bad as you are if not worse. i sometimes will run them through a little fabric pinch in my pants I’m wearing to hold them for a moment.

    my arms have been scratched many times for my stupidity on that one. 😅 my mouth might be safer place, actually. lol

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      13 months ago

      @kat_angstrom I have some, but I normally stitch in-hand so a needle minder doesn’t really work for me…but maybe I can attach one to my bobbin box! Then it doesn’t HAVE to be attached to my work to work! Wow! #InspirationHasHit!!! 😄🎉😄🎉😄 What a brilliant idea! Thank you!!! 😄🎉😄🎉😄

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    33 months ago

    Before I developed the habit of temporarily holding my needle in my mouth, I used to stick it in the arm rest of the sofa. I also used to forget about it there, and stab myself. Maybe we need to look into magnets on watchband like things.

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      3 months ago

      @KittenBiscuits @Nima I know they make pincushion bracelets, but I would think it would be a bit awkward and I’d probably*still* forget to use it! 😅

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    23 months ago

    I only keep them out of my mouth because of an incident in my teens that left me with a slightly chipped tooth. 😅 So they end up stabbed through the corners or back of the workpiece, the loose fabric of my clothing, or the arm of my chair. So far, I haven’t managed to do myself more damage that way than my active young cat does when he’s feeling playful, so I don’t sweat it unless I actually lose track of one.

    (If you haven’t guessed already, none of us are much good at reminding ourselves to be safe, never mind someone else!)