pin cushions and thread grabbers

Yeeeha. Finally I have grandly solved two needs. I like to have a pin cushion on the top of the arm of my SM to hold just a few pins, one or two needles and the poker. Here's what works and beautifully: You can take the double-faced sticky strip that 3M makes for holding their hooks, apply one side to the SM and apply a length of velcro to the other sticky side of the strip. Don't use the hook. Attach the other side of the velcro strip to a pin cushion. Mine is a very simple little pillow made from blanket fleece. The pin cushion will stay put and can easily be removed if the SM wants to climb in its travel case for a trip. The 3M sticky strip won't cause magnetic harm to your SM and is possible to remove. It is even possible to remove without damaging your fingers and nose if you follow the directions. (Ask Charlotte about that one.) Now for grabbing snipped threads - I also put a 3M strip on the left end of the SM. I attached a rough piece of velcro to the remaining sticky side of that one. I can simply pat a piece of scrap batting on it. Cut threads like to cling to batting. The threads wipe off easily enough when you have a fair-sized rat's nest or you can just replace the batting with a new scrap. No afiliation. Always hopeful. Thank you all very much for your contributions to these solutions. How sweet it is. Polly