Parking Tips/Tricks

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Re: Parking Tips/Tricks

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Allyn wrote:
hollywould89 wrote:The single-needlers can't imagine how the multi-needlers keep the threads from getting tangled, and the multi-needlers can't imagine how the single-needlers can be bothered threading and unthreading the colors for each stitch.
I'll second that! I WANTED to be a multi needler, I thought I'd be all clever and make it work.. and then I got to 25ish colors in a block and basically said bump that! ;) On the plus side, single-needlers get really really good at threading needles quickly!
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The single-needlers can't imagine how the multi-needlers keep the threads from getting tangled, and the multi-needlers can't imagine how the single-needlers can be bothered threading and unthreading the colors for each stitch.
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so true! Im kinda a mix. I park needles off, and yes its because of tangles. but I have about 100 or so threaded needles on my needle organisor at the moment. Im not sure how I would do a BAP without my needle organisors.
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cairee wrote: :lol:
so true! Im kinda a mix. I park needles off, and yes its because of tangles. but I have about 100 or so threaded needles on my needle organisor at the moment. Im not sure how I would do a BAP without my needle organisors.
What needle organizer do you use? I have been playing with several ideas for a homemade organizer but have yet to settle on a method so I would love to see one in Acton for such a large project.
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the pako one, it hold 50 colors so I use 2 for a HAED.
here it is in action
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when I need a new color, I glance at this to see if I have a needle threaded with it already, if not I go to the bobbin box. when I end a color i the length is still usable it goes to the needle organisor.
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