Looking to make an everyday carry sewing kit that I can have in my backpack for emergency sewing jobs. Other than a needle, thread, and scissors of some kind, any other suggested items and why they would be needed?

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It’s not really sewing anymore, but if you wear a lot of knits it might be worth having a “needle for fixing pulled threads”... I don’t actually know what the proper name is in English, in French it’s called a “rentre-fil”. Examples 1 and 2.
It looks like a needle, but without a hole, instead having a “rugged” part that allows you to catch the thread and pull it through the fabric/knit so that it’s not visible anymore and doesn’t get damaged further.

I’m not sure if what I’m writing makes any sense, ha ha.

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