needlecases

The Birka finds, and Viking needlecases in general, were usually bone or copper alloy, although there were two silver needlecases found at Birka Anderson 2003.

Steel Needles, Take Two a stitch in time 2009

The length of these needlecases ranges from 40-80mm, and most are 50-70mm.

Steel Needles, Take Two a stitch in time 2009

I once found on stringpage.com more information about the Birka needlecases and needles - Many needlecases have been found at Birka - 69 from graves, and another 71 in the surrounding area Black Earth; Andersson 2003.

Steel Needles, Take Two a stitch in time 2009

Most contained textile remnants, often unspun wool, used to hold the needles in place, since none of these needlecases had caps MacGregor 1997.

Steel Needles, Take Two a stitch in time 2009

You brought 'em toys an 'dolls an' pictur 'books, whips, boxes of paints, needlecases with scissors an' thimble all complete.

Kiddie the Scout Robert Leighton

"Prague -- oh yes, mother got the most enchanting old silver chatelaine there, with all kinds of things hanging to it, -- needlecases and watches and scent-bottles, all solid, and so beautifully chased."

What Katy Did Next Susan Coolidge 1870

Young men, full grown, carry about with them in their pockets a little bit of white sugar to suck, stowed away in needlecases.

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828

And over Miss Stiggins’s cross-stitched needlecases.

To Say Nothing of the Dog Willis, Connie 1997