I HAVE BEEN AN AVID CROSS STITCHER SINCE THE AGE OF 8- AND I LOVE EBAY WITH ALL ITS ITEMS!!!

MANY OF YOU SELL CROSS STITCH KITS WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN OPENED OR IT SAYS: "NEW IN PACKAGE".

MOST OF THIS PACKAGES CONTAIN NEEDLE(S) WHICH, IN OLDER KITS, HAVE BEEN STUCK INTO THE MATERIAL. THESE NEEDLES HAVE RUSTED OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE LEFT RUST MARKS BEHIND.

SO-PLEASE!!!- OPEN THE PACKAGES AND REMOVE THE NEEDLES, SINCE IT IS VERY HARD TO REMOVE THE RUST STAINS!!! I HAVE HAD- ON OCCASIONS- TO USE PLIERS TO REMOVE THE NEEDLES.

IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE NEEDLE WITH THE PACKAGE FOR COMPLETENESS, THEN  MOVE IT TO THE OUTER MARGIN OF THE MATERIAL.