Re: [lace] Pincushions
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. Â The effort to do so seemed not worth it the one time I tried it. Â I just treat myself to a new box every few years. LÂ Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website:Â http://www.thelacebee.com/Â On Sunday, 1 January 2017, 11:12, Agnes Boddington wrote: <> - 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/
RE: [lace] Pincushions
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: - 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/
Re: [lace] Pincushions
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/
Re: [lace] Pincushions
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 â, from a cold and cloudy Spain, and listening on the radio to the New Year's Concert in Vienna.â w âww.vueltaycruz.esâ - 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/
RE: [lace] Pincushions
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 - 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/
Re: [lace] Pincushions - Styrofoam vs. Sawdust Fillings
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! Sent from my iPhone > > - 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/
RE: [lace] Pincushions - Styrofoam vs. Sawdust Fillings
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? - 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/
Re: [lace] Pincushions - Styrofoam vs. Sawdust Fillings
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 - 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 - 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/
Re: [lace] Pincushions
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 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/