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faithymom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Faith
Sandpoint
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USA
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 Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 10:26:05 PM
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I am going to make a pincushion for my mom and would love some input on the best stuff to use for the filling. I have plain fiberfill, but don't know if this is best.
Thanks for any advice.
Faith
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 10:55:25 PM
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The lovely pincushions our (Texas)Fran makes are stuffed with sand I believe. They are very dense and my needles have never been sharper. It also gives them a nice weight so they aren't constantly rolling off the table. She could tell you better than I , but the gifts I got from her were much loved by my "sewing sisters"! )And I absolutely love mine!)
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shepherdess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Robin
Eatonville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 11:11:33 PM
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I stuff all my pin cushions with clean wool from my sheep. It is great for the pins
Clean wool is really nice to stuff dolls with also also.
Farm Girl from Western Washington
" From sheep to handspun."
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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faithymom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Faith
Sandpoint
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USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 12:12:52 AM
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Robin, about how much wool would I need to stuff a pincushion that measures about 5" square?
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 06:20:49 AM
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Wool is great for pincushions because of the lanolin- it helps prevent your needles and pins from rusting! Plus, it would be a lot cleaner filling the pin cushion!
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 07:43:23 AM
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I posted this topic some time ago.
Fran uses cedar saw dust (NOT CHIPS) that her husband gets. If you have a local saw mill you could check there.
Someone else had suggested using emory and you can buy it in small packages but it is quite expensive.
Wool would probably be better than fiberfill. Fiber fill always seems to loose and squishy no matter how mush you stuff it in there.
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bridgette
Southern
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USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 10:13:52 AM
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Ok, I know this is kinda out there, but once I read that centurys ago the ladys used their hair from their hairbrushes to stuff needle cushions. Just wnated to drop that out there!!
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
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Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 10:30:32 AM
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Oooh. Bridgette, if that's the case, I could use the "gift" my son gave me to make one! I was having a bit of a rough time, and wanting to do something nice for his mom, my oldest shaved off his beard,(which I wasn't crazy about), put it in a Ziplock and attached a note that said "Because I love you so much." Well, I couldn't bear to throw it away, so it's in a box on my dresser. I could use it for a pincushion! Imagine passing THAT family heirloom along!!:)
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Edited by - Mumof3 on Jan 15 2007 10:31:43 AM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
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shepherdess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Robin
Eatonville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 1:44:12 PM
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I have no idea how to tell you how much you need. I do know it is more than you would think.I have a never ending supply so I never think about it. However next time I do stuff something I will pay attention and write it down so I have this info. Maybe 2 oz. Just make sure wherever you get your wool that they have more in case you need more.
Farm Girl from Western Washington
" From sheep to handspun."
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faithymom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Faith
Sandpoint
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Posted - Jan 17 2007 : 01:33:25 AM
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Necessity is the mother of invention!!! (that and impatience...)
I was sewing a hat from the wool vest I just felted and I was looking at all those scraps and I sewed up a pincushion out of the scraps and then I used the remaining scraps to stuff it, too!
It works great. I almost drove right over there as soon as it was finished.
I did snip the the scraps into small pieces, most were between 1 and 2 inches long by maybe 1/4 inch...
Now I'll have to use the other scraps to make one for me... Talk about recycling!!! ha ha
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