Although I still stitch slowly, I am stitching. One thing that has helped greatly is the stitching station I have set up. My DH tends to get unhappy when my tools overflow everything, so he’s happy with this clever setup. I’ll go through it piece by piece.
I’m using a small end table. While not very big, it can hold a project bag. Next to it is a floor lamp with two lights. One, the lower, is a focused small, bright light. The other is for general lighting. Under the table is a tote bag. It holds projects in the queue and the solid cloth I use when stitching black to see the holes better.
On the table, I have the current project in a bag for neatness and the Merry L Twist Ort Cathcher.The catcher looks good, and both could be put in the tote if needed,
The best thing is this little pen/telephone case from Sma Sta, which I use as a tool holder. I first saw it on the New Jersey Needle Artists blog, and I thought it might be useful. It has three pockets: deep, medium, and shallow. Behind the big pocket is a clear piece of plastic that’s open at the top. More stuff can be stored there. It stands sturdy and flat on the table. Although it has a zipper, lime in the picture, I never fold it up to close it.
They are arranged so I can see everything and easily get to the tool I need.
In the deep pocket, I have my readers in a case for working on 18 mesh. I have a telescoping magnet for retrieving needles. Extra Flossaway bags are there, as is a Pigma Micron pen. Finally, there is a little scythe tool for cutting stitches. A laying tool could also be here.
The middle pocket has a mini needle-nose pliers for grabbing needles, a sliding box with extra needles, and two pairs of the small titanium scissors I like.
The lowest front pocket has needle threaders. This pocket is very shallow and I wouldn’t use it if I carried the pouch around, but it’s great on my table.
When I am ready to stitch I can wheel up next to the table, get out my project and stitch, knowing everything I need is close by.
About Janet M Perry
Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
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