How do I get coworkers to stop asking me to donate blood? [more inside]
posted by librarylis on Aug 26, 2008 - 59 answers

Help me explain what I call "cat mouth" to my boyfriend. [more inside]
posted by letahl on Jan 11, 2008 - 23 answers

Will replacing the needle on my record player give me better sound? [more inside]
posted by mildred-pitt on Oct 21, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I learn not to fear needles? [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Oct 10, 2007 - 40 answers

Nerve Damage Filter: Do I need medical attention for my medical attention? [more inside]
posted by junkbox on Aug 22, 2007 - 9 answers

Can any sewing people answer this: How can I "recycle" sewing machine needles? It irritates me that after I've sewn some clothes or worked on a quilt, I have to toss the needles or my machine will get all huffy and start bollixing the thread -- especially the bobbin side. Can machine needles be resharpened or used for something else? I live in a small Texas town and it costs a lot (gas prices, you know) to travel over 100 miles to the nearest city to buy a new supply of sewing machine needles. Thanx.
posted by Smalltown Girl on May 25, 2007 - 19 answers

Where can I buy a small quantity of Huber needles? Most manufacturers only sell them in 100s or sell the full infusion kit. [more inside]
posted by Wilder on Sep 12, 2006 - 4 answers

I am a fan of play piercing, but I've had a hard time finding a local source of hypodermic needles to play with. We've got a heroin problem here, and pharmacies aren't willing to sell them to individuals without a prescription for IV or IM medication. But we do have a thriving (and legal!) anonymous needle exchange program. And while I know there are other options — shopping online, mail order, hospital supply houses and so on — I'm still curious... [more inside]
posted by Anonymous on Sep 7, 2006 - 12 answers

Getting Blood Drawn- Getting a Shot- Do you find it painful? any tricks? [more inside]
posted by Izzmeister on Jun 20, 2006 - 56 answers

Should alpaca yarn be knit using small or big fat needles?
posted by luriete on Nov 27, 2004 - 8 answers

KnittingFilter: What can be accomplished with HALF-circular knitting needles? Apparently I didn't look closely enough at the photo on eBay, for when my circular needles arrived, I discovered each to have a (factory-installed) disk-like stopper, rather than another needle, on one end. Google turns up nothing (but I've guessed in calling them "half-circular"). Photo here.
posted by hsoltz on Aug 31, 2004 - 12 answers