Originally Posted by Terryl
Where do you get the emery pincushion? What do they look like?
The little strawberry that used to be attached to a tomato pincushion was always filled with emery powder. Otherwise, you can usually get emery powder fro lace equipment suppliers. If you use it as is, it's quite hard to push the pins in, I used to mix it without about half/half of sawdust. That kept the grains of emery powder slightly apart, so that it was easier to push the pins in. Don't make it too large, emery is very heavy.