Originally Posted by dkabasketlady
If you're making these pincushions as gifts, please find out if the recipient is allergic to nuts!!!
that. My dd is deathly allergic (literally) to walnuts and since I read that people use walnut shells, I never join swaps or sign up for blog giveaways anymore. I don't want to have to worry about whether touching a fabric or a place where the fabric touched might cause a reaction. When I place fabric orders with shops I let them know about it so they can avoid touching nuts when they prepare our order.