A couple of weeks ago Martha Stewart had a demonstration of how to make
darling teacup pincushions - and I can't find the directions on her website
now, though I did locate them at the time.
She used felted wool as from old sweaters, rolling a couple of thicknesses,
and then using say a cuff from a patterned sweater that had been felted as
the outside. The handle of the cup and the saucer were made from that
knitting you did with a spool as a kid, we called them horsetails or
rattails - the handle was shaped and glued on, and the saucer was made by
coiling the knitted tube in a flat spiral. She decorated the top with a few
little 'leaves' from felted fabric - it might make you think of whipped
cream on hot chocolate.
To use it for lace pins it might be good to top it with a piece of real wool
felt. But they were really very pretty when made in nice colors!
Regina
New York
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From: "bevw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pene piip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Pincushion idea
This is a real goodie for a goodie bag :))
I wonder if the cupcake could be knit oversize with worsted wool - then
the
whole thing made to shrink, that is, felted.
Then it could be stuffed firmly with fleece, and pins would stay put.
Hm, might try one some time.
On 3/9/07, pene piip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
One of the ideas, I thought, would make a great pincushion - knitted
cupcakes!! The tops could be made from felt so that the pins can't get
lost.And this would be great for a goodie bag gift.
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Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
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