[lace] pincushions

[Alex Stillwell]

Hi Arachnids

What a fascinating discussion about pincushions. However a comment. I am
allergic to lanolin, and I am not the only one. If you use sheep's’ wool as
the filling, unless ALL the lanolin has been removed from the wool please put
a label on the pincushion that it contains sheep’s wool. You might be safer
using a polyester filling.

All best wishes for your success

Alex

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Re: [lace] Pincushions

[The Lace Bee]

Hello gentle spiders,
When I first started to make lace there was a trend to use sheeps wool with
the lanolin still in it for pin cushions and to have another filled with emery
powder.
I was given a wool one as my first pin cushion by the lace teacher and within
a number of months all of the yellow brass pins had turned black from the
lanolin and some even marked my lace.
In the end the pin cushion and the pins went into the bin and I bought a new
box of pins and made a new pin cushion using polyester filling.
I've also never bought any emery powder for a pin cushion to sharpen my pins.
 The effort to do so seemed not worth it the one time I tried it.  I just
treat myself to a new box every few years.
L Kind Regards

Liz Baker

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My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my
website: http://www.thelacebee.com/ 

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[lace] Pincushions

[Susan]

I'd like to agree with others re:  wool for pincushions!  They are easy to make 
with wool roving--simply as stuffing or use felting needles to make a specific 
shape.  Get the plain kind, then embellish with colored roving or cover with 
felted wool.  Plain roving is less expensive & no one sees it on the inside.  
Use a long divider pin to attach to the pillow.  Roving is available online if 
there are no sources nearby.  It is relatively inexpensive when you consider 
how light weight the wool is!  If you are needle felting, remember there are 
many types of wool & select one that felts easily.  Merino comes to mind.  Wool 
pincushions last forever & all wool (no cover) means they never fall apart at 
the seams!  Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA

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[lace] Pincushions, Flickr, Arachne in general

[Sally Jenkins]

Hello all,

I get this in digest format so many emails on various topics arrive all at
once - it's like Christmas :-)

Thank you to all who have suggested pincushion ideas to me. I love the
ideas presented, all of them! Especially the fill-it-with-thread idea!
Somehow that appeals to the mostly-thrifty person inside me. Besides, that
means each pincushion has little souvenirs of lace made and lace given.
Yes, I like this idea a lot!

I too am grateful to those whose behind-the-scenes labor makes Arachne and
Flickr available to us. My local guild is very small, but Arachne is
worldwide and helps fill my desire to talk to other lacemakers.

Wishing you all a very happy New Year,
Sally in western Oregon, where we are forecast to have freezing rain :-(
tonight.

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RE: [lace] Pincushions

[Agnes Boddington]

So, next thought: I could put bay leaves in the centre of the wool, It works
in flour, rice, and other dry foodstuffs etc. to keep vermin at bay. Trial
only will tell me if I am right or not.
I also keep all thread ends, and have used those to make pin cushions.
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK

Of course, the lanolin in uncleaned wool will be kind to your pins,  but 
you all must remember that moths like it!   I have a rather new  home and 
moths have not invaded it.  But, if you have moths, you know it,  and will
wish 
to avoid feeding them.
 
Like Antje, I have saved clean thread and yarn bits from canvas work  (in 
an air-tight container) to use in stuffing pin cushions, though it has been

years since I've made one.  No metallics.  Embroiderers call these  scraps 
"orts", which is usually what you call crumbs from a meal.   These, however,

are "crumbs left over from projects made with  thread.  In our archives, you

will find 28 memos about orts:

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Re: [lace] Pincushions

[Jeriames]

Of course, the lanolin in uncleaned wool will be kind to your pins,  but 
you all must remember that moths like it!   I have a rather new  home and 
moths have not invaded it.  But, if you have moths, you know it,  and will wish 
to avoid feeding them.
 
Like Antje, I have saved clean thread and yarn bits from canvas work  (in 
an air-tight container) to use in stuffing pin cushions, though it has been  
years since I've made one.  No metallics.  Embroiderers call these  scraps 
"orts", which is usually what you call crumbs from a meal.   These, however, 
are "crumbs left over from projects made with  thread.  In our archives, you 
will find 28 memos about orts:
 
_http://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Orts=lace%40arachne.com_ 
(http://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Orts=lace@arachne.com)   
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

 
In a message dated 1/1/2017 6:26:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk writes:

Hello  Barbara
Is this wool straight off the sheep, or do you need to clean it in  any way
first?
I also wonder whether cleaning the wool will remove much  of the natural 
oils
in it.
Quite intrigued by this. 
Agnes Boddington  - Elloughton UK

I like to make pincushions stuffed with sheep  wool, quite firmly.
The lanolin in the wool protects pins.
My favourites  are small rectangular embroidered linen. I have a few heart
shaped ones,  made as triangle with two points stitched together with extra
loop that can  be pinned to pillow. Barbara, Parkes  Australia

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Re: [lace] Pincushions

[AGlez]

Hello Sally.

I make my own pin cushions filling them with left over threads! I never
through away the threads that cannot be used because they are too short,
and keep them in a bag. From time to time I make pincushions. You have to
put use a lot of thread and pack it very firm. If You were near to me, I
would give you a lot, because I keep collecting the threads, but don't need
more pincushions!

By the way, I got the idea from Arachne! Can't remember who suggested it,
but it has been a great idea. Thanks a lot for that idea!

I hope you are all having a good start of the new year!! My best wishes to
all!!


Antje
​, from a cold and cloudy Spain, and listening on the radio to the New
Year's Concert in Vienna.​


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​ww.vueltaycruz.es​

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RE: [lace] Pincushions

[Agnes Boddington]

Hello Barbara
Is this wool straight off the sheep, or do you need to clean it in any way
first?
I also wonder whether cleaning the wool will remove much of the natural oils
in it.
Quite intrigued by this. 
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
Wishing all Arachnids a good, healthy and happy 2017.

Dear All,
Happy new year! 
I like to make pincushions stuffed with sheep wool, quite firmly.
The lanolin in the wool protects pins.
My favourites are small rectangular embroidered linen. I have a few heart
shaped ones, made as triangle with two points stitched together with extra
loop that can be pinned to pillow. Barbara, Parkes Australia

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[lace] Pincushions

[Barbara Stokes]

Dear All,
Happy new year! 
I like to make pincushions stuffed with sheep wool, quite firmly.
The lanolin in the wool protects pins.
My favourites are small rectangular embroidered linen. I have a few heart 
shaped ones, made as triangle with two points stitched together with extra loop 
that can be pinned to pillow. Barbara, Parkes Australia

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Re: [lace] Pincushions - Styrofoam vs. Sawdust Fillings

[Jocelyn Froese]

Thanks for the info!  Can you post some photos, and a link to the beads and 
finished pin cushions? This sounds interesting,

Jocelyn Froese
Winnipeg, central Canada
>From the land of ice and snow! Digging out from a Colorado storm, time to make 
>lace!

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RE: [lace] Pincushions - Styrofoam vs. Sawdust Fillings

[Noelene Lafferty]

Someone gave me a bag of the beads they use to stuff dolls to use in a
pincushion.  I found they worked very well.  I've had the same pincushion in
use for over 10 years, it has never altered shape, holds the pins well, no
sign of corrosion in some brass pins that have been in there for ages (I now
use stainless steel).  And is quite weighty, so it sits on my pillow without
bouncing off.

Noelene
noel...@lafferty.com.au

New Year's Resolution:  Make a pincushion for a friend?
 

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Re: [lace] Pincushions - Styrofoam vs. Sawdust Fillings

[Jeriames]

Dear Sally and those interested,
 
New Year's Resolution:  Make a pincushion for a friend?
 
Quite some time ago, I wrote a memo comparing my large old  tomato 
pincushion with small new tomato pincushions.  A simple Arachne  archive search 
did 
not find it, so maybe the subject line was different.  I  don't want to look 
at the over 1,500 memos in our archives that are  filed under my name, so 
will write again.
 
I had bought 2 of the new tomato pincushions from A.C. Moore, a craft store 
 chain that has many products made in China.  As a trained textile  
conservator, I wanted to cut one apart to see what was inside.   It was a dense 
synthetic ball of  something like styrofoam.  A G##gl# search of styrofoam  
pincushions brings up many messages, suggesting to me they are popular to  
make.  Not so sure I'd use styrofoam, but I expect anything from  my creative 
hands to last a very long time.
 
Is styrofoam a good material for pins to penetrate?  How long will it  
last?  Would the finger you use to push pins into it be injured from the  
firmness of styrofoam?  Lacemakers will use a pincushion in a different way  
than 
would a person who is sewing or embroidering.
 
Back to the story of my very old large tomato pincushion that had been  in 
continuous use for over 50 years.  The red cover was finally  falling apart, 
and sawdust was coming through the holes.  It, too, was cut  apart.  The 
inside of this pincushion had over 100 embedded needles of all  sizes and for 
a variety of purposes that had sunk beyond  reach!  These were harvested, 
and I am using them  because they were undamaged by time in a sawdust tomb.
 
Do you have an old tomato pincushion?  What treasures may reside in  it?  
Can they be recycled?
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center 

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In a message dated 12/26/2016 5:05:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dansing...@gmail.com writes:

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
positiveI want functional. Firm filling. Big enough to  hold
sufficient pins for a project. Able to be pinned onto the  pillow...

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...

Sally in western Oregon, enjoying some rare winter  sunshine

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Re: [lace] Pincushions

[Clay Blackwell]

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




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> On Dec 26, 2016, at 4:48 PM, Sally Jenkins  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
> 
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[lace] Pincushions

[Sally Jenkins]

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

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