A Small Tip About The Tip...

A small tip about the tip (of the needle).

I punch a lot of hours in a week and my 

Ultra Punch punchneedle really goes 

the distance for me.

I place my Perle Cotton ball in a jelly jar...

to keep it contained when I punch.

But...

at the end of the day, I will get a little lazy, 
(or maybe it's just tired),
and simply store my punchneedle, 
(with it still threaded) in the jar, 
(as shown, with needle out).

Every few months, my needle was getting

a bur on the tip, and I couldn't figure out why.

On several occasions,

I have taken a file to the needle tip to gently

file away the bur, (or replaced the needle). 

It took me some time before I realized...

I was causing my own problem.

At the end of the day, I now retract the needle,

still threaded (because I still can be lazy, (or tired),
and want it ready to go when I pick it up again !)

I drop it into the jelly jar with the Perle Cotton ball...

(*Needle retracted*)

Not sure why it took me so long to figure this out,

but I haven't filed or replaced a needle since !

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It is going to be sunny and cooking hot,

here in PA.

Have a beautiful weekend, friends...

Rose