This is perfect timing to share a new discovery of mine.

There have been times that I have needed to repair or attach an item to fabric, but do not have access to the back side of the material or do not want to go all the way through the material. Glue just didn't seem like a robust enough standalone fix, so I and the item was left hanging.

Recently my wife's grandmother died and I was helping to clean out her house. I came across an amazing set of needles that were curved (almost a semi-circle)

"What on earth are these?" I cried out. My mother-in-law matter of factly stated "upolstery needles". "Eureka!" I shouted. Finally, a needle that can be used to penetrate fabric, then come back up on the same side of the fabric. The usefulness to an ETSer is obvious.

I carefully set them aside to later include them into my current PSK sewing kit. My wife then discovered my "set aside" upolstery needles and quietly said to herself "what are these?" Since no one replied, she promptly threw them away.
D'oh!.

Soon I will be haunting all the local craft and sewing stores to replace this useful tool. I highly recommend these as an addition to any well stocked sewing kit.

TR