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Best combo ever, magnetic markers+bracelet
This has value exclusively because of the stitch markers that go on it. The markers slide like silk through the stitches, and are very fast to use. This bracelet makes them fast to grab, too.
By 3Pts on Mar 15, 2021
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Great magnets, even hook organizer
The magnet in the case shell is quite strong, and I supplement it with a 2” disc magnet from Amazon. The divider holds 4 ergonomic hooks and 2 thinner hooks, and stays in place firmly enough that I can keep loose items in the bottom half, and they don’t spill out.
In the top, I keep an Altoids-style hinged tin larger than the included tin to hold small items, such as my counter ring from CritSuccess and stitch markers. There is ample room for my favorite small scissors and a few yarn needles to stick directly to the lid as well.
When I remove the liner, it functions as a perfect embroidery case, even holding the linen for up to about a 10” by 12” piece. I use fine linen and roll rather than fold.
I have six of them altogether, in different colors for multiple crafts and projects. I have spent a fortune on various organizers over the last last 50 years, and every one had a fatal flaw. This is the only one ever in all those years that actually turned out to be far better than I hoped it would be.
If the train case did not have its own fatal flaw, then I would regard a buddy case either this or the smaller style plus the train case to be dead solid perfect to keep by your chair, as they both organize and keep items firmly in place, but keep them also easy to grab quickly.
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Fantastic for seven months
The improved magnetic surface in the lid, opening to feed yarn, and the roomy interior made this my all-time favorite bag for seven months, until the thin layer of glue on a quarter-inch strip of the small tap that closes the bag gave way.
Without that, trying to pick it up or carry it by the handle is impossible. And although I crochet daily, I usually picked it up by the bottom, so it did not simply wear out. The magnetic snap never quite fit together completely because the tab wasn’t really long enough.
A magnetic clasp that did not quite fit due to a too-short tab, a tab that was barely tucked under the top, and not enough glue although glue would probably never work for this type of high-stress application terrible execution of what is actually a great design. I love Namaste buddy cases, especially the new bigger one, but this one was a swing and a miss.
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