Need help stuffing pin cushions
#22
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Originally Posted by quilting cat
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Originally Posted by redkimba
I use raw wool.
I have wool in roving [carded "strips" wound into a ball] and batts [carded "blankets"]. PM me. I'm not at the house right now. I'll be there in September.
#24
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Remnants of wool fabric can be used to make the pin cushion as well as the stuffing. Shred the stuffing by rotary cutting it. With wool on the outside as well as the inside. This method is especially useful in the tropics because it will keep the pins from rusting.
#28
I made cupcake pincushions (pattern from Keepsake)for my daughter's wedding shower and the pattern called for crushed walnut shells - found in pet stores. They are supposed to be good for your pins. A 7# bag filled over 30 pincushions. Plus they are weighted better. A little poly on the top made it "puffy". Every one loved them.
#29
I read many years ago to cut up Nylon hose and use to fill your pin cusions, so I did and I have been using that same pin cushion now for over 35 years.
Never a rusted pin or needle. I make small ones for different pins, needles and etc. Try it you will like it.
Never a rusted pin or needle. I make small ones for different pins, needles and etc. Try it you will like it.
#30
I really have never used a pincushion- I tend to just put my pins on the table, so they can roll under the machine, or off onto the floor, or OUCH onto the chair when I get up to iron....... hmmm, perhaps a pincushion is a good idea!
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