Why would I want one of those I hear you ask! I was on the fence too to be honest but it is a really useful in all fairness.

Here is a bit more information about the store from Patterntrace;

This handy portable box has 8 compartments for storing your needles by type and size. It comes with a range of stickers to label each compartment, plus there’s a fuzzy dot which will hold your used needles, keeping them away from the rest of the pack so you know which have been used before and which haven’t.

My thoughts of the customisable needle store

Now, I haven’t realised that I do own a lot of sewing machine needles. However, look at the many packets I have my possesion!

Along with the the needle store, enclosed is some labels and a handy card. Which is very useful to know which needles are for which fabric along with enough labels to know which compartment is which.

So I decided to stick that part to the front for future reference.

After labelling it all and putting my needles in, it shows that I am lacking spare overlocker needles So that is on the shopping list next.

In conclusion, this is a must have for any sewing machine owner to make sure you have enough needles or to point out you don’t have enough. A handy feature is the fuzzy dot which holds your current needle you are using. Perfect for keeping separate from the brand new ones.

Just for my readers, I have a cheeky discount for you. Use the word yorkshiresewist to receive 10% off!

Happy Sewing

Sally xxx

Disclaimer – I received this product for my honest review in exchange for a blog post.

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Shopping for fabric online can be really tricky then matching for the right sewing project. Will it be the right weight? Too stiff? See through?

You can now create your very own fabric reference book with this beautiful A5 binder, complete with 25 sturdy card inserts, that’s room for 50 fabric swatches! Keep them in age order, fabric type, colour or source! Or if you like me totally random!

The fabric swatch book will serve as a reference guide to keep a record of your fabrics, where you purchased them, their name, fibre composition, weight and if you have any stashed away. Perfect for when you need to see if you have the right fabric in your stash or you need to buy!

This book gives me some serious Dexter vibes and totally love this! If you aren’t familiar with the Dexter series its on Netflix or if you have Sky its on Sky Atlantic at 6pm Monday-Friday.

Basically, Dexter Morgan works as a Blood Splatter Analyst for the Miami Police  But at night, he is a serial killer who only targets other murderers and keeps a blood slide for each of his victims!

So in attempt to orgainse my Stash i sorted through it and had piles for 3m+, 2-3m, 1-2m and under 1m.

When piled neatly in the corner of my bedroom it doesn’t look that I’m such a fabric addict does it? I need to work on storage for said fabrics!

Put it does point out that i am in need of sweatshirt fabric(s) for Billie Jumpers, the new Tilly and the Buttons pattern.

I made a start on filling in the book with a Beanies Cinder Toffee flavoured Coffee and used some washi tape to secure my swatches.

So this product is very good in organising the stash and pointing out what fabrics you don’t have at hand. Plus it would make a thoughtful gift for Christmas and Birthdays for the Sewing people in your life.

What do you do to make sure your sewing inventory is in order? If use discount code yorkshiresewist it’ll save you 10%.

Happy Sewing!

Sal xx

**Disclaimer – I received this Product free of charge before it’s release in exchange of my review and promotion through Social Media Channels.**

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The lovely Fiona of Pattern Trace kindly gifted me these fantastic products for my honest review.

For a start they arrived in such eco friendly packaging that it is recyclable! Which is a winner already in my book.

First of all let’s take a look at the Spool Pod! I just love the flexibility of it!

SpoolPods are a silicone case perfectly designed for storing or transporting your spools of thread, with the matching bobbins too. Clare invented them after getting frustrated trying to find the matching bobbins for her thread when sewing. So she came up with the perfect solution for keeping them together, in an easy to store manner. 

If you see my sewing space, I need all the help i can get to keep my Sewing accessories in a nice neat manner away from the kids and the cat ?

You don’t have to use your SpoolPods just for storing thread, it works great for just holding bobbins too. You can fit 6 bobbins per slot, so one SpoolPod will hold 60 bobbins. You can buy 1 at £4.50 or 5 for £19.00.

Now onto the Pattern Envelopes! These are my life savers! No more lost Pattern pieces or instructions! Hurrah!

Study, stylish and with room for you to get creative. No more struggling to get your sewing patterns back into the original envelope or if you are a brute when opening your actual patterns from their envelope and end up destroying the envelope… like me. So you need an alternative to store the pattern ?The envelopes are a little larger than A4 (36.5cm x 23cm / 14.4 in x 9.1in), with a side and top gusset, bags of room for your folded pattern pieces. 

There’s room for the pattern artwork! Either cut out and stick on the pattern company’s illustration – or draw your own Notes – there’s always something you need to know for next time.

They come in either:

Pack of 5 – £7

Pack of 10 – £12.50

Pack of 20 – £18.50

Pack of 30 – £24.00

So these are a fab product in my opinion as they do keep my patterns neatly stored away for easy reach next time i make it and the spoolpods are great too especially as you can keep your thread and bobbin safely together. So yes i would have plenty of these in my life, plus they keep my sewing space just a little bit tidier!!

Happy Sewing!

Sal xx

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