In my travels across the artful Web, I see a whole lot of instruments, a few of which appear helpful, others not a lot.
One cross sew instrument that I believed seemed cool however I’d by no means bothered to purchase was a needle minder. These little instruments contain a pair of magnets with one thing enjoyable on high of one in every of them. You place your cross sew material (I’m certain you might use it for different hand stitching initiatives as properly) between the 2 magnets, with the flowery one on high.
Then once you aren’t working in your undertaking, you stick your needle to the highest of the needle minder and the magnet holds it there. No extra shedding your needle in the course of a undertaking, or having to stay the needle by means of your undertaking to maintain it the place you need it.
As a result of I’m lazy in bizarre methods, as an alternative of shopping for a needle minder to check out, I made my very own. Two, in actual fact.
My needle minders are made with flat disc magnets and air dry clay, which is enjoyable as a result of you can also make it any form you need after which enhance it with paint or markers as soon as its dry.
I stored mine fairly easy, with a circle and a form of diamond form (I used to be going for an eye fixed however I didn’t fairly make it LOL). You may use little cutters to make shapes when you have some for polymer clay or different functions.
These have been actually enjoyable and simple to make, and you’ll even make your individual air dry clay for this goal, although bought air dry clay is ok, too. Once more, lazy in particular ways in which make making issues “simpler” than leaving the home to purchase them.
To every their very own.
Anyway, in case you’d wish to make your individual needle minders for your self or to present as presents to your stitching pals, yow will discover the tutorial over at Our Every day Craft.
Do you employ a needle minder? I’d love to listen to what you consider it!
