SewLSC

Sewing generates sharps as waste: needles, rotary cutters, broken scissors, dull or bent pins, dull or damaged serger blades. These can pose a danger when discarded. To reduce risk to myself, folks visiting my sewing space and sanitation workers I’m careful in handling sharps. Plastic screw top containers of all types are great for sharps of all sorts. I use large white plastic glucose tablet containers, but any container that is durable, puncture proof and secures tightly is a good choice. Secure Jar to Dispose of Sharps  I label the bottle sharps, store it high on a shelf out of reach from my young grandchildren and put in used needles and used rotary cutter blades. It can take years to fill. The mouth of the jar is just barely large enough to hold rotary blades, so it is very difficult for the blades to accidentally come out when disposing. Or if dropped. Not that I’ve ever done that. Since I buy blades in bulk, the used blades can’t go back into the container from which the bla...

 Are you looking for free containers to organize your sewing stuff? I find a lot of materials for organizing sewing supplies in my recycling can. Many are free, found versions of items found in the US Container Store or the IKEA marketplace. Examples: Storing Patterns The large plastic, rectangular plastic containers that leafy vegetables like spinach, arugula and kale are the perfect size for holding paper patterns. I label with paper taped to the side so I can readily see what type of patterns are in each box. They are designed for grocery store shelves, so they site very nicely and easily side by side on a shelf. The small, flat plastic rectangular boxes that hold salad tomatoes are a great size for threads and matching wound bobbins. These are designed to be nicely stacked in the store. They are see through and stack well on my shelf. I label them with paper taped to the side of the box, so I readily know what type of thread it is: all purpose, cotton, silk, e...