Pin cushion stuffing
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QueenBarbieJ ... for small pincushions, I have sometimes just chopped up (with a rotary cutter)
batting scraps and then stuffed the pinnie.
I don't like sand, for fear of the dust trail it can leave.
My Mom used to stuff her pin cushions with sawdust.
BearIG .... No DD about that ..... safety can never be over rated!
For sure it should be taken into consideration if someone who is allergic may be using it.
batting scraps and then stuffed the pinnie.
I don't like sand, for fear of the dust trail it can leave.
My Mom used to stuff her pin cushions with sawdust.
For sure it should be taken into consideration if someone who is allergic may be using it.
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Location: Philomath, Oregon
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I have a question about the ground walnut shells. Does anyone else find that their pins are not "slick" when they've been in the cushion? Mine seem to have a film on them that keeps them from gliding smoothly into the fabric. When I wipe them off, they go in fine though.
#16
My daughter is allergic to nuts so there's no way I'd take a chance on walnut shells. She had a full body hives reaction just from standing near a booth where nuts were being roasted. She was on 3 different meds for a week and it took 6 days before the hives stopped. I quit doing all swaps because of this trend of putting walnut shells in pincushions-I couldn't take the chance that I would get something that had been pinned by pins that were in walnut shells. Also, they are like wood so I can't imagine how they wouldn't dull needles.
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