Before I developed the habit of temporarily holding my needle in my mouth, I used to stick it in the arm rest of the sofa. I also used to forget about it there, and stab myself. Maybe we need to look into magnets on watchband like things.

honestly I’m just as bad as you are if not worse. i sometimes will run them through a little fabric pinch in my pants I’m wearing to hold them for a moment.

my arms have been scratched many times for my stupidity on that one. 😅 my mouth might be safer place, actually. lol

Get a cute magnet to rest it on! :D

I only keep them out of my mouth because of an incident in my teens that left me with a slightly chipped tooth. 😅 So they end up stabbed through the corners or back of the workpiece, the loose fabric of my clothing, or the arm of my chair. So far, I haven’t managed to do myself more damage that way than my active young cat does when he’s feeling playful, so I don’t sweat it unless I actually lose track of one.

(If you haven’t guessed already, none of us are much good at reminding ourselves to be safe, never mind someone else!)

@lemmy_stitch @crossstitch @christianstitchers @textilearts @fiberarts @fibrearts I originally started this as a solution to my #BadHabit of holding my needle in my mouth while getting more embroidery floss ready in between colors as I #CrossStitch. My idea was 2 make a #PinCusion that had Velcro on the bottom, so I could either wear it as a bracelet while stitching or use it on a table if I needed to…