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156 Responses
This book looks so interesting to this history buff. It is humbling to realize how fortunate we are today to have access to stitching patterns, notions and fabrics as compared to our ancestors. Costs were so dear to them that keeping notions and needles close were important, in beautiful bags, rolls and needle books. My packets of needles are in baggies!
Many thanks.
My needle keeping system is a hot mess. Some are in a tri-fold plastic needle case by Sewing Notions Inc. called the Hand Needlepack, a few are in a cute metal magnetic needle keeper, some are in a needlebook I taught a class how to make and a few are in an embroidery case I hand stitched called “A Blue Ribbon Sewing Box” by Sherri Jones of Patrick’s Woods.
I made a small needle case with a fabric motif of old fashion notions. Happy accident…the word “needles” ended up on the front. Bob Ross moment for me. I also had a tomato pin cushion start to rot on top so I took it apart. 20 or so needles were hidden inside. Probably from my Mom or Grandma. They all live in the needle case now. Thank you.
I just keep needles in a pincushion. I don’t do much hand sewing. I made a roll for my knitting needles when I used to knit. Don’t do any knitting anymore- too busy quilting!
Hi Pat, I don’t have a needle case, but I keep my needles in a pin cushion that have several sections that I have marked with different needle sizes 🙂
I love needle cases! My favorites are one my sister made me one that has lovely wool applique on the front and back and labeled “pages” that list the sizes so I know what needles are what, And another fave is a little wooden Japanese doll that opens and keeps my needles safe inside. Isn’t fabulous that we can have lovely handmade items to keep our treasured sewing supplies safe and sound?
The book looks amazing! I keep my pins… everwhere! On different pincushions, in felt needlebooks, on thumbpincushions… very NOT organised! Every time I go to my quiltgroup I have to find all the things I need to take with me.
I spend hours just looking at photo’s of antique quilts on the internet, and I LOVE the old American quilts! I think of all the time and love the makers must have put in them.
They must have made huswifs too.
Seeing this book made my heart jump! I would spend many hours reading it, an hopefully, make one myself!
I keep my current hand sewing needles in a lovely handwork “basket” made from selvages by my friend, Barbara. It contains too much stuff…including threaders and wipes to clean my glasses. I park the needles on the sides inside the fabric basket and it seems to be a good system for me.
I have just recently made a new needle case, with some Tilda fabric & I am very please with the result.
what a fun looking book! I would love to add to my library!
I have never heard of a huswif and would love to learn more.
I would greatly appreciate this resource!
Thanks, Nola
What a wonderful book. Making a sewing or needle roll would be a fun challenge project for a guild or friendship group. Currently, my needles are in a pin cushion or needle book and not always easy to find. As for your system binding fail, go back to your previous method. I sometimes make a binding early and don’t like how it looks once the quilt is done. Or always put it with the quilt project supplies. Make a new spot for spa quilt bindings. Love your house tours with your seasonal changes. Thanks, Pat for sharing with us.
I made a multi-page needle “book” years ago for my handsewing needles — applique cover, wool pages, with button and loop closure. It has served me well.
I love to read and collect quilt history books. This one sounds interesting. Thinking back on the quilter’s before me gives me such a warm feeling of love.
I use metal tea tins for storing my supplies. I put a magnet in one and all my hand sewing needles are stuck to the outside of the tin. Not very fancy but handy!
Pat-
This book was so amazing to see the pictures you shared. Such intricate work! I had never heard of needle cases being called huswifs before! I am very lazy and felt ashamed of how I keep my needles. They are mostly in ziplocks on little scraps of fabric. I am embarrassed to even admit it! Thank you for all of the interesting books you share. I have been fascinated with them. Thanks as well for all of the work you put in to your videos and sew alongs. You truly are a blessing to me. K-
Hi Pat, thank you for highlighting this book. With grand parents involved with fabric and thread early 1900s, I love learning more history of their era. I so enjoy your videos and try to remember to “like the video”. Have a beautiful autumn.
Marsha
My needle case is a wool fold over with an applique on the front which I made in a class.
I have many small homeneedle books that I keep in individual project boxes. I have a Sue Spargo needle roll that I made that I keep a variety of needle sizes in.
I created my own wool ” sewing booklet” in a “Make it with Wool”handcrafting class oh so many years ago.I never thought I would use it as much as I have. It is so handy. All the needles, scissors, etc all together..
Thank you for your joyful videos. Interesting book! I keep my sewing needles in a plastic container in my old fashioned sewing basket, but i keep all my knitting needles in cloth rolls that either zipper close or rolland tie close.I try to make my quilt binding out of leftover quilt top fabrics and there is no better time to do that as when the top is put together. I leave the binding on a sturdy paper roll on a shelf in my sewing room until the quilt sandwich is made. Thank you for your inspiration and kindness to our quilting communities!
I love the book! I use multiple things to store handwork supplies. I have a plastic container with a lid (2 actually, one is small for needles and thread and a larger one that hold my project in addition to supplies). And I have a “huswif ” that lays over the arm of the couch. I would love to have this book to look at and refer to when I need a break!
I have made many needle books because I love handwork and keep a needle book with each project that I am working on. Making a huswif is on my bucket list!
I have all my needles in a Moda “lunch box” tin and I use one of the lipstick needle holders. I also have quite a few antique needle paper folders Loved the book would look great on my coffee table
That book is coffee table worthy I need to find a copy.
I am trying to stop my sewing machine at 8 every night and do some hand stitching. I love hand stitching but find it hard to make the time.
I keep my needles in a small needle book, and extras in a tin. This book looks very interesting! Thank you.
Thanks for sharing the book, it sounds very interesting!! For now, I am using a tin that my silicone ring came in to store any needles that are out of the package. It does the job for now. 🙂
What a beautiful book! My needles reside in a flannel book I made decades ago, occasionally it is organized by type of needle.
I love to see the history of women’s work. Maybe I need a needle roll, I keep my needles in a wooden case with a screw on lid.
The Housewifes are very interesting. I have my father in laws that was issued to those drafted into service for WW 2. Khaki with khaki buttons, & khaki thread. I was given a needle book of sorts many years ago and it was old when it was given to me. It is in the shape of a Sunbonnet Sue. I treasure it.
I have a needle case made of leather covers and wool “pages,” made by a friend. My mother had one made of wool–I can still see it in my mind. 🙂 That book looks very interesting, Pat. Thanks for all you do!!
I keep my needles on a magnet.. however, a homemade new case from this book would be a much better option.
Right now I have a small bag that I keep my hand sewing things in it. The book looks really interesting!! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I keep my sewing needles in two sewing boxes. One belonged to my husband’s grandmother. The other belonged to my mother. They passed on their love of sewing with those boxes.
My hand sewing needles are in a special box my son gave me when he was a teenager. My sewing machine needles hang on a peg board.
My needles are kept in a small wooden needle tube. I also aways have a few threaded, ready to go, in a pincushion. I’m made a small felt needle book for traveling. I’ve not seen rolls like this though. Would love to design one for myself, customized for my favorite tools.
Pat,
I think we all do the same thing over and over and over expecting a different outcome ……
I keep my needles in a little needle book made of wool . There is an appliquéd bunny and flowers on the front and two felted wool pages where I keep my needles. I made the book from a kit I bought at my first quilt expo in Cleveland.
I am really into the history of needlework of all kinds and would love to have the book.
I’m terrible! I have made a needle roll of my very own and still keep pushing needles into my pin cushion, soon to disappear from sight! I wonder if my descendants will find my needle roll 100 years from now?
I keep my needles in a wooden tube.
I have a couple Needle Books that I put different types of needles in. I’ve made a lot these needle books for my friends. I keep packages of new needles in pages of a Yazzi keeper case
Combines three of my favorite hobbies…sewing, reading, and history! Thank you for sharing!
I have a few small handmade needle cases to choose from to place in a project bag. I have made them from cardboard covered in fabric and made into a small book with batting used to hold the needles. I also have small wool needle cases. I started a house if before I moved 1.5 years ago! I need to find it and finish.
I keep the sewing needle that I use the most in my pin cushion where it’s handy to get to when I need it. All others I keep in my sewing basket in the original package. My daughter does Living History Reenactments and wears period clothes for this. She has a set of pockets that she wears under her skirt. I would love to have this book for her. Thank you for having this give away.
Hi Pat,
Looks like a very interesting book. I made a little folding needle keeper for my currently in use needles, binding needle and different sizes of needles for mending. It is nothing fancy, just two different colors of fabric and folds like a tryptiche. My pins are in a commercially made red tomato.
Virginia
I would love to learn more about the history related to sewing.
Best wishes to All!
A Maryland friend,
Karla
I have several needle books and cases that I keep my needles in. I like to make them and collect patterns for them
My library definitely needs this book. How nice it would be to win it! It would be nice to have a roll like this ready to go with all my sewing accessories when I need it.
Yes, I have done the same thing over and over with big fails right there with you regarding binding – cutting the strips and bagging them for a quilt top, then forgetting I did the cutting of binding OR did not label what quilt top it was for and buying more fabric to bind a quilt only to find the strips in my binding bin. I had to reset my brain to always ALWAYS check my binding bin first and within that binding bin the strips have to be bagged with a post it note stating what quilt top it is to go with. This method has eliminated me purchasing or cutting more fabrics for binding. <3
I do not have a needle roll. I keep my sewing needles in the top of my tomato pin cushion. I want to make a needle roll now LOL. I am sure it is where other essentials as well. That book is awesome.