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&l=lace%40arachne.com_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=Orts&l=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 - 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/
