Just looking in to say I found a use for empty cotton reels (not me, on the Internet). Wind on those left over lengths of ribbon/ binding etc and fasten down with a pin. Naturally I had just binned a lot, but, there will be more, oh yes.
I still use my mini sharps box (emptu tictac box) for broken or dud needles/pins.
A small paperclip is perfect to fasten down the end of a reel of 'leather' trim that I didn't want to pin.
Any other useful oddments that you can recommend?