I was hemming some jeans last night and lost a needle.

[Laffy Kat]

Just plopped down on my bed and found it. Ouch! Pulled it out of my buttock. Don't let anyone tell you there are few nerve endings back there.

[Siwsan]

1. Losing things can be a real pain in the ass, can't it.

[Yonnie3]

2. At least you aren't one of those "dead end kids"!

My granny warned me not to be one.

[Laffy Kat]

14. No, I sure felt it. Kind of like a shot. nt

[TEB]

3. Ouch!

[FSogol]

4. Glad everything worked out in the end.

[MicaelS]

5. This thread is worthless without pics!!!

[Laffy Kat]

10. I would but I afraid it is just too hot to post.

[samnsara]

6. OOOWWWWWWIEEEE...

....i only use needles in places of the house i can immediately close off until i find the darn thing...never on my bed tho! I have a sleep number so a hole in it would deflate it

[Laffy Kat]

11. I should have learned my lesson a long time ago.

About 20 years ago I dropped a threaded needle as I picked up a phone call and my cat grabbed it ran under the bed where it disappeared. The next morning I took the kitteh to the vet for X-rays to verify my suspicions and there it was right in her colon. The vet did surgery later that day; the needle was still threaded. That was pricey mistake and I felt so bad for my sweet girl.

[Donkees]

7. A 'Magnetic Sweeper' is an easier way to find it :)

[Laffy Kat]

15. Nice. nt

[blogslut]

8. Better the butt than the foot

Sorry you found your needle the hard way.

update: i just realized what wrote but i'm too lazy to fix it

[Laffy Kat]

12. LOL. It's not so bad now.

I've had tetanus shots that hurt worse, but still....

[csziggy]

9. That is why needleworks keep telescoping magnets in their bags!

I have one like this:


https://www.harborfreight.com/18-inch-telescoping-magnet-37187.html

and another with a LED light on the end.

[Laffy Kat]

13. Quite cool. I think I have a little hand-held magnet and I didn't even think about it. nt

[csziggy]

16. The telescoping one is just right for swiping across the floor from your chair

When you're in a needlework class. Or waving over a chair when you drop your needle in it.