After reading about all the different types of "stuffing" for pin cushions a thot occured to me. Do you make a "liner" for the stuffing material, then put on the outer fabric or just make the cushion and then stuff it ?? Curious minds NEED to know! lol !

Thats totally your choise! I don't very often 8-)

When I did my abbey bag with the flower pin cushion, I used muslin to put the fillling in and then wrapped the fabic around the muslin. i Think this makes sure less stuffing leaks out

I think it depends on what you stuff it with. Some people (not me) use ground walnut shells inside their pincushions and they make a fabric bag for the walnut shells to put inside the decorative pincushion cover. I am told the the ground walnut shells sharpen the pins.
I've used wool batting as stuffing for the few that I've made, and I didn't use an inside bag.

I had one from an elderly neighbor, and it seemed to have so many needles in it (unseen) that I finally took it apart. It was weak in places, very old fabric. The inside was stuffed with human HAIR!! But it seemed to keep the needles from rusting.

I couldn't make myself add another cover to that...threw it away.

it depends on what the filling is. and what the outside is...if it is wool- and i'm stuffing it with walnut shells or something- a muslin (bag) is needed- if i'm stuffing it with more wool- no liner necessary.
poly or fabric fillings- not needed- sand, shells, emory, other (stuff) muslin bag makes it last longer...and makes it a little easier to construct in the first place.

I use saw dust. This is an old use for filling pincushions. I use doubled muslin to enclose the saw dust. I don't know if that is necessary or not.

Many years ago I worked in a hair salon. we would have people ask us to save hair for them to use as stuffing for pincushions. They claimed certain types of hair were better! most of these ladies were old-tme quilters. never tried it myself but they swore by it.

Thanks everybody! When my kids were little and in CLOTH diapers (dates me eh?) I would run the diaper pin thru my hair. The natural oil on my scalp would actually lubricate the pin and make it "sharper"! That is probably why OLDER cushions are made of human hair. Think I'll stick with the glass beads (or sand) sugessted here. I usually make with uncooked rice but read on the QB that it will get bugs - hence the question about filling....

I use the hair from my dog to stuff and the use either wool from an old sweater or colorful cottond\s.