July 23, 2017 - Last month, Nuts about Needlepoint (one of my favorite blogs), had a post about Prym Needle Twist Tubes for storing needles (click
here). Loved the idea since I have a hard time picking up needles from my flat magnetic storage case. The problem isn't serious--I get my nails manicured with acrylic topped with gel polish. This adds a bit of thickness to the nail bed prohibiting me from picking up small items like needles, dimes, etc. The good thing about this, however, is that the nails are sooo hard that I can often use them like thimbles to push needles into canvas and the polish never chips or cracks. I digress.....
As nice as the Prym needle twist tubes are, I thought they were a bit pricey, so began a search online and found a packet of 3 Dritz Needle Storage Tubes for a very reasonable price. They are perfect. There are little pre-printed labels you can use to identify the needles in each case, and blanks to write your own labels if desired. The tubes are not as highly engineered as the Prym holders, but work very similarly. It's now easy to pick out a needle from the opened tube.
Next I'll purchase one of those acrylic lipstick organizers and stand up the Dritz needle tubes in each slot. The tubes are slim enough to fit nicely.
