Hi Sally, Hope your Christmas has been grand!
Several years ago, I found a lovely large (4" diameter, but only about 1 - 2 " high) pincushion at JoAnn Fabrics which has stood the test of time, as well as providing plenty of room for lots of different kinds of pins! The pincushion has sections which are in rainbow colors, so it is easy to categorize pins in their own sections...(dividers vs. temporary vs working, etc...) I tend to focus on one pillow at a time, so this pincushion goes where I go! If you like to have several things going at a time, you may want to have more than one pincushion! I haven't looked for them lately, so don't know if they are still available. Happy New Year, and may your threads never break! Clay clayblackw...@comcast.net Sent from my iPad > On Dec 26, 2016, at 4:48 PM, Sally Jenkins <dansing...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > Can someone recommend some good pincushions to buy? Preferably in the U.S. > I need to collect/make several beginner kits for teaching bobbin lace, and > want the students to have good materials so their early experiences are > positive. > > I don't want cute. I want functional. Firm filling. Big enough to hold > sufficient pins for a project. Able to be pinned onto the pillow. And I > don't want to make these myself (though the best ones I have were all > handmade by others). > > The red tomatoes that are sold with sewing supplies do not have the quality > that they did when I was young. They are actually too hard and stiff now. > > Any help you can point me to will be appreciated. They do not all have to > be alike. > > Thank you, > Sally in western Oregon, enjoying some rare winter sunshine > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
