I use "bird gravel" or parakeet gravel all the time. I like that my pin cushion stays in place. Whether it keeps my pins sharp I don't know, like just janet it is easier to pick a pin from a pin cushion rather than picking one up from a box.
I stay away from food products as I had a cute little snowman my sister gave me. She filled it with dried beans. A hungry mouse found it one winter..granted I no longer live in the old farm house, but I still don't want to feed the mice!
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