? Which do you prefer for wrist pincushion--magnetic or "stick pins into"?
#21
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My design wall doesn't need pins except when I'm pinning rows together. I used to have a wrist pincushion and found it very useful. Plastic band - felt cushion. I recently purchased a magnetic one. I should have known better. My body has a very strong electromagnetic field and I kept demagnetizing the magnet so the removable part and the pins went flying several times before I gave up. I can't wear a watch, either. I think the funniest thing is the paper towel holders that are motion operated. If I get near one, either it stops working or it spits out towels continuously when I'm 6 feet away.
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"My body has a very strong electromagnetic field and I kept demagnetizing the magnet so the removable part and the pins went flying several times before I gave up. I can't wear a watch, either. I think the funniest thing is the paper towel holders that are motion operated. If I get near one, either it stops working or it spits out towels continuously when I'm 6 feet away."
Irishrose2, thanks for the laugh this morning. (Although you may find your situation not funny.) I had an image of you walking down a row of paper towels dispensers, maybe in the restroom at a big quilt show, and all of them jumping to attention, dispensing towels.
And thanks to all of you who responded to my initial question.
...dany
Irishrose2, thanks for the laugh this morning. (Although you may find your situation not funny.) I had an image of you walking down a row of paper towels dispensers, maybe in the restroom at a big quilt show, and all of them jumping to attention, dispensing towels.
And thanks to all of you who responded to my initial question.
...dany
#23
I really enjoy the wrist pin cushion that I made using her method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em1Zq9-s-xY
I also made a finger pin cushion like this one that I use at certain times. I use children's elastic hair ties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tispo-P3kY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em1Zq9-s-xY
I also made a finger pin cushion like this one that I use at certain times. I use children's elastic hair ties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tispo-P3kY
#24
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I really enjoy the wrist pin cushion that I made using her method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em1Zq9-s-xY
I also made a finger pin cushion like this one that I use at certain times. I use children's elastic hair ties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tispo-P3kY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em1Zq9-s-xY
I also made a finger pin cushion like this one that I use at certain times. I use children's elastic hair ties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tispo-P3kY
#25
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I say “no magnets near a computerized machine” is an urban legend. I have a Zirkle touching my computerized machine and a magnetic pin dish in the case with my travel computerized machine. Both have been this way for years with no issues. Use whichever you prefer.
#28
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I, too, made a pin cushion for my thumb. I used a 2 liter bottle top with 2 holes punched. I used a strong round elastic which does the job for me. I stuffed the top and then put a fabric top over the stuffing. It has lasted a long time.
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