I will add that I like to make pin cushions. I have a machine embroidery design that is X stitch in a small design that I have used several times in velvet for gifts. One I stuffed with horse hair from my husbands horse trimmings. I shampooed, dried in the sun for a while so it was clean. Somewhere on the internet I found a source for metal filings that works well. Presently I'm making the cute hat pattern found on the internet. I have cut out the owl pieces but not put them together. I hope to give the gals in the family each a pincushion of some kind for Christmas.
I got the idea of the horse hair from a antique dealer that had done research on them.