Originally Posted by
kaysue4
Now I have found a use for all of the walnut shells that the squirrels leave empty for me in the back yard! I guess I would just bang them down with a hammer, right? I am also taking the whole green walnuts and putting them in water to make walnut stain.
I would be afraid that some of the walnut 'juice' would remain on the shells and stain the pincushion fabric from the inside. It seems to go everywhere and is permanent. After all my hard sewing, I think a few bucks spent at the pet store is well worth it. Also, seems like the pet store shells are from English walnuts, not black walnuts...