A question came up on my Facebook page yesterday: "What does everyone keep in their portable sewing kit?"
I have an answer for this, and I thought it might be fun if everyone shared their sewing kits on Instagram (hashtag #showyoursewingkit). But I brought it here to talk about in a little more depth.
Here are the contents of my sewing kit.
- Sewline Marking Pen - This comes as a duo with an eraser pen. I use this to mark hexagons mostly.
- Seam-Fix Seamripper - The rubbery tip can be used as an eraser to nudge tiny threads out of fabric.
- Sewline Needle Threader - Has a magnet, needle case (which I can't use with my long needles), threads the needle, and has a tiny blade on one side for cutting thread.
- Busyfingers Patchwork Size 9 Milliners' Needles - my favorite for applique
- Bohin Size 9 Milliners' Needles - my favorite for hexagons
- Clover Hera Marker - I use this for most of my marking. Especially nice for tryig to press tiny applique seams - just press it along your line and it forms the crease for you! Also good for HSTs and quilting lines.
- Burt's Bees Chapstick - Because I have thirty of these in my house and this is where one of them lives
- Famore scissors - Very sharp and the pointed tip is perfect to snip threads mid-seam
- Clover Wonder Clips - Great for starting hexagon basting or holding things in place
- Matilda's Own 1" x 6" Ruler - Used for marking HSTs and other straight line work
- Aurifil Thread (in a few different colors) - 50wt (red) is preferred over 40wt green) but I use what I have based on color of thread
- Bostik Glue Stick - for sticking my hexagon papers to my cut fabric pieces. Just a touch to keep them together!
- Clover Open Thimble - For hand-quilting this is a lifesaver. Goes over long fingernails and can adjust down.
- Clover Needle Threaders - These little ones usually go in individual project bags - they have a blade so you can cut thread without scissors and they're tiny, making them great for planes
- Needle Gripper - This is primarily for hand-quilting, as I quilt with perle cotton and sometimes I need a bit of grip
- Roxanne's Applique Glue - used to hold my applique down without all those poky pins.
That's my sewing kit! I'd love to see what you use for your handsewing! :)