They call it "Chicken Scratch" WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
 

What a cute pin cushion! I love the details, and I want one too! Mawluv if you are reading this, let me know if I can pay you to make one for me.

wow this is adorable love the chicken scratch work never have seen it except in books:)

To pretty to stick things into. BrendaK

that is just beautiful! i want one too! i agree with Karen, ill pay for one :)

What a treasure. Beautiful keepsake.

Now I feel old. I did an apron for a present and yes, it took forever. Okay, that was fifty-some years ago. Perhaps it is making a comeback? It was fun, pretty but time-consuming. Glad to see your pin cushion. It does bring back memories. Thanks.


















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wow-too pretty to poke .

Very pretty. I was going to make chicken scratch pillows but, never did. This was in a Family circle or Woman's Day Magazine in the 70s, 80s at the latest. I finally donated the gingham fabrics.

that's a really cute pincushion, and great sewing

Beautiful pin cushion!

yes.... very pretty

Sew very pretty!!

Cute cute cute!

Wow I Love it to BarbTN

I guess I am dating myself too: I remember my Mom & Grandma making hen scratch aprons, trim on curtains, detail on toaster covers, etc.

What is "old" is "new again....... :)

Shari

I love chicken scratch....it is really very easy but does take some time. I used to do quite a bit of it about 25 years ago. My daughter (a teenager at that time) also did it. We made some really cute stuff. Still have some books with patterns in somewhere. Should dig them out and try it again.
The pin cushion is very cute. One of a kind!! Almost too pretty to stick pins in!!

I love it! Color me green!

It's beautiful! How nice to be the recipient of something so special and obviously made with great care and love in every stitch!

Chicken Scratch was popular when I was a young bride

I have to agree with Brenda, it is to pretty to use.
I would have it on display, the needle work is beautiful.

Wow, that's awesome!
Suzy

Its too lovely for words.
i wish i could get some patterns for it.
i binged and couldnt find any. If someone
finds the patterns,please pm me.

Lovely Chicken Scratch for a special pin cushion. My Mom did Chicken Scratch on the front of a sun dress for me that I wore home from the hospital for my first son - 1966!! She also added smocking with it ---remember that?? :-)

I love it, wish I had one too!

very nice!!!

Thanks for sharing a wonderful pincushion.

You should start a pincushion collection and this beauty could have the place of honor! It is beautiful.

That is so neat. Here is the picture of a quilt at one of our quilt shows recently.

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And this is one I am working on with a dark purple sashing. I love chicken scratch but it is real time consuming.

Learned to do "Chicken Stratch" years ago when I was a child. My grandmother taught it to me (I was about 55 ), so it is not by any means a new stitch, a really OLD one ! ! !

Just learned what chicken scratch was about year ago. Been planning on trying some but have not gotton around to it. Love the work, beautiful pillow. Maybe that will encourage me to get around to trying it.

What a great idea. My grandmother use to do this on aprons!

It really is pretty!

That is so nice. I can't believe chicken scratch is coming back after all these years.

I don't think that I could put pins in it either.

Very nice, I had always heard it was called chicken tracks. They have so many names for so many things now.

Oooo my mother in law has some in unfinished projects! My going to nab them kn the next visit and make all the daughters/granddaughters pin cushions for Christmas! I'd love to get my hands on patterns.

How Beautiful! I would want to frame it!

Have done chicken scratch before you could probably google info on how to do like of youtube.

Here is a free pdf. for a star design in chicken scratch. www.ca.uky.edu/hes/fcs/FACTSHTS/CT-MMB-712.pdf All I did was google chicken scratch embroidery and it came up. There were others too.