Coquimbo Sewing Kit Gifts for Mom Grandma Women Men Adults Kids Teen Beginner Traveler, Portable Sewing Supplies Accessories Contains Thread, Needles, Scissors, College Dorm Room Essentials (Black, M)

Arrived today, so I cant yet say how strong the thread is (I will add to this review if any problems arise), but it is a decent little kit - for the price - for taking on vaca for small jobs. Referring to some points made by other reviewers:yes, the thread coils are quite small. But they appear to have more than enough thread to do a few simple jobs each. And there are two each of black and white, and three of light beige, which somewhat compensates for the lack of length. You will eventually need to buy more thread. By small jobs I mean re-attaching buttons, hopefully sewing a hatband onto a felt fedora (why I got it), but I wouldn't expect it to sew up a large rip in pants. As to difficulty in opening the case with the needles, there is a tiny piece of hard-to-see transparent tape securing it in place. This must be removed. After that, the black back piece is pretty easy to remove from the transparent part that actually holds the needles. When you remove that back piece, make sure it is/was on the top side, and hold the case perfectly flat, so no needles will not fall out even if the "hole" happens to be aligned with a needle "slot". Assuming needles dont start falling out, look at the side edge of the transparent part (it is opaque in places, but not the black backing.) You will see a gap at one point. To remove needles you need to rotate the transparent piece until the gap is over the "exit" slot for the needles you want to use. It is fairly difficult to rotate, use two opposing thumbs to turn it. Keep the whole thing level horizontally while you are turning the plastic, because whenever the "gap" goes over an "exit slot", if it's not perfectly level a bunch of needles will fall out.As a beginner, the hardest part is getting the thread into the needle. This kit comes with two threaders, which help a little but its still difficult for an old fogey like me with shaky hands and non perfect eyesight to do. The biggest help for me is this very useful device I got somewhere a long time ago, maybe at a surplus store, a jewelers loupe (?) which is a thing with a strap that goes around your head, a little light, and a strong magnifying glass that goes down over you eyes. That brings intense magnification to bear while leaving your hands free. But you probably wont take that on vacation, so, get a pair of strong reading/magnifying gasses (get them at a dollar store, they are way too expensive elsewhere). Also, the thimble is a ring with no top, which may actually be more useful than a regular one since I push the needles with my finger tip, not the top of my finger. We'll see.Thats a pretty long review for a $7 item, and I will add to it after I actually try it.OK,adding now after first use, sewing a hatband onto a felt hat. First, the thread is weak. It broke on me once when pulling through the felt. Thread is fuzzy, obviously not a strong polyester. Also, I was wrong about their 'ring' thimble being OK. A real thimble works much better. You get what you pay for.

Not much bigger than my phone when it's closed. I picked up this little sewing kit because I wanted something small to keep in my living room for quick projects like hemming some pants. I don't like pulling out my big sewing basket for little things that come up. I have an even smaller kit that I keep in my work bag for emergencies, but this would be good for that as well.Great selection of colors, and plenty of extra sewing notions for any project. Includes all essential tools including a fun thimble ring. I like that there's a loop on the outside of the zippers so I could attach this to something as well for extra convenience.

This sewing kit is really convenient and portable — perfect for quick fixes whether I’m at home or traveling. It has all the basics like needles, scissors, and some thread, which is great for beginners and travelers. My only small complaint is that it only comes with a few thread colors, so I wish there were more variety included. Still, it’s a great little kit to keep on hand for emergencies or dorm life.

I have to say this is a good little kit im fixing holes in my son pants. Good value imo. A lot of things inside making it very versatile. Being a smaller than it is you can travel with this very easy very nice appearance everything is sorted very neatly which makes ease of repairs and the different sizes, and the way that they have the thread inside the case makes me very fast at matching the thread which makes me faster to find the colors for the stuff i need to sew.

Nice case. Size, could be carried in pocketbook . Has everything that’s needed. Reasonable price. Great as gifts.

I found that I needed a small sewing kit. The kit comes in a black zippered case, smaller than a typical book. I was very pleased that it included scissors, needles of various sizes, snaps, a great variety of thread, and everything else shown in the product description. Since purchase, I've used it several times. It's easy enough to just make a quick fix. For the price, I think this is a great buy. If you sew often, you probably need a more involved kit but this is great for the average person.

Ok but the thread is super thin and rips easily, has no easy end you can grab to start to unspool, and so thin it has too much give to push through the eye of the needle. Other than that this is a great basic sewing kit to keep handy

This sewing kit is an absolute gem! Everything is neatly packed in a compact and durable zippered case — nothing falls out or gets lost. It includes all the essentials: a variety of colorful threads (over 20 shades!), needles, pins, scissors, thimble, measuring tape, needle threader, spare buttons, and snaps.I was especially impressed with the quality of the threads — they don’t break easily and are smooth to work with. Everything is well-organized, and the case is small enough to take on the go. Great both as a gift and for emergency repairs at home.Highly recommend it to anyone who wants to always be prepared for small sewing fixes!