NEEDLE ACCESSORIES I offer the following embroidery tools Abalone Emery Needle Polisher - Tool to clean black or squeaky needles and to sharpen needles Needle Case Bone - Hand carved bone elephant, owl and rabbit needle cases Needle Keepers - Magnetic mouse and rabbit to hold embroidery needles and pins Needle Minders - Needlework magnets to hold embroidery needles Telescoping Magnet Wand - To pick up dropped needles and pins Back to Embroidery Tools Webpage For More Embroidery Tools  |    View Shopping Cart

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ABALONE EMERY NEEDLE POLISHER A emery filled pillow is sandwiched between two beautiful abalone shells (each shell has its own unique look).  Needles are run through the pillow and the emery powder cleans, polishes and sharpens the needle. The abalone needle cleaner can be hung from a chatelaine or necklace. SIZE Length: 1 1/2 inches (4 3/4 cm)   Width: 1 1/4 inches (3 1/4 cm) Abalone Emery Needle Cleaner: $18.45 Canadian dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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NEEDLE KEEPERS Needlework Magnet: Made in England (UK) These really cute mahogany coloured animals are carved out of resin and is magnetic to hold your needles and pins and will make a great addition to your work space. SIZE Mouse: Approximately: 2 1/2 inches (6 1/4 cm) by 1 inch (2 1/2 cm) Rabbit: Approximately: 2 inches (5 cm) by 1 inch (2 1/2 cm) COST Needle Keeper Magnet: $24.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: Needle Case: Mouse Rabbit View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Needle Minders - Needlework Magnets Rose on Lilac Curious Cat Cranes on Navy Nita's Peacock Miller's Dragonflies Click on images for enlargement of needle minder in use on fabric

NEEDLE MINDERS Needlework Magnets Beautiful and unique needlework magnets hold your extra needles while stitching your embroidery or cross-stitch. The raised areas of the minders (accept Nita's Peacock) are carved out of resin and have remarkable detail. HOW TO USE THE MINDER As many of us know it is easier to have 2 or 3 needles on the go at one time when working on an embroidery or cross-stitch so that you can carry the thread from one location on the embroidery to another. When you are not using one of the threads it is easier to leave the thread hanging off the embroidery to one side rather than finishing the thread and having to begin it again later on. Sometimes when one has several needles on the go the threads become tangled. The best way to prevent this is to place a needle minder on the front of the fabric at the side of the frame, and place the separate magnet on the back of the fabric directly below the needle minder on the front. The minder is held in place by the magnet on the back.  The needle and threads that are not in use can then be brought up to the front of the work and placed on top of the magnetic needle minder to keep the thread out of the way (see picture of needle minder in use on the squirrel embroidery below). When you turn the frame over to finish a thread off you do not have needles and threads dangling off the embroidery as the needles are held on the minder. NEEDLE MINDER SIZE Approximately: 1 3/4 inches (4 1/2 cm) by 1 1/4 inches (3 1/4 cm) COST Needle Minder: $11.65 Canadian Dollars Quantity: Needle Case: Rose on Lilac Curious Cat Cranes on Navy Nitas Peacock Millers Dragonfly View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

TELESCOPING MAGNET WAND Wand Partially Extended Wand Retracted   This very handy magnetic wand can be used to pick up dropped needles and pins without leaving the comfort of your seat. It is also great for locating lost needles and pins, just wave the wand around the floor and the strong magnet draws the lost needle to the end of the wand. SIZE Length Fully Extended: 36 inches (91 1/2 cm) Length Retracted: 10 1/2 inches (27 cm) COST Telescoping Magnetic Wand: $7.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.