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What are pin cushions filled with to keep pins & needles sharp
Asked Apr 3, 2010, 04:48 PM
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19 Answers I want to make pin cushions but don't know what to use for filling them to keep pins & needles sharp. Anyone know? |
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| The tomato shaped pin cushions with the little strawberry hanging off the top? I was always told the strawberry was for sharpening the pins and needles and it always seemed like it was filled with fine sand. It was also a little less tight (or less filled) than the tomato part. The tomato part (on mine) seems like a mixture of sand, but more sawdust or maybe all sawdust.  I've had it forever and it still works great | ||||
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 It's been around for at least 100 years, my Granny had one. | ||||
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We have one of those here at my place. I've always wondered too. The only logical thing that I could think of was because they were both red. Or maybe it was a cherry tomato? But I've always assumed it was sand in there as well. | ||||
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| The attached strawberry sharpner Contains abrasive particles Which will rasp off tings or rust And spurs Which affect a pins performance. I found this on the ebay site, just copied and pasted. If it remains in all caps I apologize, but I assure you that I'm not yelling at you. | ||||
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| Well, I found something that explains the tomato part, but not the strawberry. "People used to believe that placing a ripe tomato on the mantel when first entering a new home guaranteed future prosperity. Since tomatoes were not available year-round until recently, families moving into new homes often substituted round balls of red fabric stuffed with sawdust or sand. These balls were also used as pincushions, which explains--if you ever wondered--why your grandmother's pincushion looked like a tomato." Tomatoes | ||||
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| The strawberry is actually filled with emery, which is basically a really fine sand. The tomato is usually filled with sawdust or sand. " Q. How do I keep my needles sharp? A. You can use Emery to sharpen your pins and needles. Emery is a mineral used to make an abrasive powder. Most of us are familiar with the emery board or emery cloth. Natural emery has been mined for over 2000 years on Cape Emeri on the Greek island of Naxos. (wikipedia.org) When I think of emery, I remember the strawberry shaped accessory that was filled with emery. Many stitchers use their fob patterns to create matching emery cushions." Needle News | ||||
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