Originally Posted by
IrishgalfromNJ
I like to use emery or wool. I make wool pin cushions but winding wool yarn into balls and felting them in the washer and dryer. Easy to make and you can make them in lots of fun colors.
I'm with you, Irishgal. If my wool balls aren't big enough to fill my pincushion, I wrap a bit of wool batting to fill it out.
I've also heard of people using bird gravel. It gives some weight to the pincushion.
Leslie