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What would you do if you only had one needle left?

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published 20th March 2007 • See Cat Morley's 1145 projects »

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Step 1
Cut a peice of card 5cm wide and 15cm long. Decorate the card on one side. Draw lines 4 1/2cm down, 5cm down, 10cm down, 10 1/2 cm down, 13 1/2 cm down and 14cm down.
Step 2
Cut a peice of card 5cm wide and 15cm long. Decorate the card on one side. Draw lines 4 1/2cm down, 5cm down, 10cm down, 10 1/2 cm down, 13 1/2 cm down and 14cm down.
Step 3
Score along each of the lines and fold in to shape. Cut a thin peice of styrofoam 5cm long, 3cm wide and 1/2cm deep. Glue this in to the bottom section of the matchbook.
Step 4
Score along each of the lines and fold in to shape. Cut a thin peice of styrofoam 5cm long, 3cm wide and 1/2cm deep. Glue this in to the bottom section of the matchbook.
Step 5
Fold the card around the styrofoam and glue in to place.
Step 6
Fold the card around the styrofoam and glue in to place.
Step 7
Pierce evenly spaced holes along the inside ridge with a thick needle. Stick your needles in, fold up and pop in your pocket.
Step 8
Pierce evenly spaced holes along the inside ridge with a thick needle. Stick your needles in, fold up and pop in your pocket.

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CO + K User

August 31st, 2010

what a beautiful idea! i love this website.

Ezme · Wantage, England, GB · 25 projects 2nd November 2008

o this is so awesome i am going to go na d make this now- well after i have looked at a few more projects and the bored! XD

illuminette · 1 project 10th April 2008

Such a simple yet useful craft! Pretty too! I just made one.. is it weird that I enjoyed the part where I got to cut styrofoam? :p

Bad Habit Zine & Distro · Las Vegas, Nevada, US 17th September 2007

there are double of each step...but none the less super cute

Grace D · London, GB · 83 projects 4th April 2007

i just made this and put a really pretty rainbow on it and gave it to my mum, she was sooo impressed...is ther any chance cat that you could maybe work out something like this for kitting needles??