Everything a mending basket needs is gathered into one sweet little round. The green floral dome in the middle takes your pins, and the ruffled edge all the way around holds twelve spools of thread standing upright, so you can see every color at once instead of digging for the one you want. Needles and safety pins tuck in alongside. It's small enough to sit on the arm of your chair and pretty enough that you'll leave it right out. Your grandmother had one of these, and nobody has thought of anything better since.