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Originally Posted by craftymatt2
I also use the ground up walnut shells from the pet store, and have not had any bad feedbacks or problems.
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I just heard the other evening at our Quilt Guild, from a guest speaker, that they make pin cushions using crushed walnut shells for the insides of the cushion. Never heard of this.
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Originally Posted by thrums
I suggest you "wash" it first.
The easiest way is to fill your sink with very warm water and a strong liquid detergent like Dawn. Swirl to make suds. Take some of the raw fleece locks and spread them out picking out debris. Fill a colander with the locks of wool and slowly submerge the colander into the water. Make sure all of the locks are submerged also. Let the wool soak for at least 30 minutes. Do not agitate the wool or it will felt. Let the water drain out of the sink. Remove the colander of wool. Clean out the sink and fill again with water the same temperature as the wool. Slowly submerge the colander into the water again and soak the wool. Drain and rinse again as needed. One you have completed the final rinse, let the colander sit in the sink to drain some more. Then carefully life out the locks and place them on mesh(window screen) to dry. You should have removed most of the farm dirt and odors. |
My dead chicken is stuffed with crushed walnut shells and I have not had any problems. No rusty pins or needles.
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Originally Posted by redkimba
Originally Posted by thrums
I suggest you "wash" it first.
The easiest way is to fill your sink with very warm water and a strong liquid detergent like Dawn. Swirl to make suds. Take some of the raw fleece locks and spread them out picking out debris. Fill a colander with the locks of wool and slowly submerge the colander into the water. Make sure all of the locks are submerged also. Let the wool soak for at least 30 minutes. Do not agitate the wool or it will felt. Let the water drain out of the sink. Remove the colander of wool. Clean out the sink and fill again with water the same temperature as the wool. Slowly submerge the colander into the water again and soak the wool. Drain and rinse again as needed. One you have completed the final rinse, let the colander sit in the sink to drain some more. Then carefully life out the locks and place them on mesh(window screen) to dry. You should have removed most of the farm dirt and odors. |
Never knew that about the crushed walnut shells... cool!
I've always used fully dried and cured sawdust for my pincushion projects. It adds a nice weight to the pincushion and doesn't seem to cause any dulling or rusting of pins and needles. I got a big box from a woodworker and it has lasted for years. If you do this, just be sure the sawdust is NOT from pressure treated lumber, as that contains trace levels of toxic substances. |
Sand it keeps the points sharp on the pins. Very sharp!!!
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Originally Posted by amy WI
I use sand. It seems to work well.
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Originally Posted by annthreecats
I'm getting my Christmas projects lined up and I found a tutorial for a cute sewing tool caddy with a removable pin cushion.
I'm trying to figure out what to stuff my pin cushion with. One of the tutorials mentioned that polyester fiberfill will ruin your pins and she stuffs her pin cushions with wool or cotton. I saw another that suggested putting some steel wool in it to keep pins sharp. What do you stuff your homemade pin cushions with? Does anyone use emery? |
fine undertakers sawdust, protects pins/needles.
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