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    Old 05-25-2011, 05:45 PM
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    Originally Posted by CorgiNole
    Emery powder is another option - though I don't know where to find it. That is often what is in the strawberries that can be found attached to some pin cushions.

    Cheers, K
    I found my supply of this at a quilt expo.

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    sandblasting sand works great. If you know of a place that does sandblasting to remove paint would work.
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    I use crushed walnuts which are sold in pet stores as litter/bedding. Here are a few of the pin cushions we made recently at a quilting retreat. My friends keep trying to get me to do projects out of my comfort zone. I think it might be working :-)

    Chicky pin cushion
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    Stacked flowers pin cushion
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    Four patch pin cushion - looks like a tooth to me
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    Originally Posted by alleyoop1
    Don't know how this would work with needles, but many years ago - before disposable diapers - I would stick my diaper pins into a bar of ivory soap. They always slid through the fabric smoothly.
    I did the same thing with my diaper pins.Also,was told to run the sharp point of the pin thru your hair.I don't remember if that worked, but the bar of Ivory sure did.
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    jnagy, your pincushions are adorable! Love the chickie.
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    Originally Posted by CorgiNole
    Emery powder is another option - though I don't know where to find it. That is often what is in the strawberries that can be found attached to some pin cushions.

    Cheers, K
    I think I've seen it on the Clotilde web site.
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    I stick my pins and safety pins in a bar of soap. Keeps them sharp. My grandma told me that when I was just a kid. :)
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    I use the parakeet grit n gravel from Walmart...it's cheap and it works!
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    I use wool in my pin cushions and usually only buy a pincushion if it has wool for stuffing.
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    Originally Posted by fabric lover
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    Will something like that work for safety pins to? I have some safety pins and they are not as sharp as I would prefer they be.
    Only if you stick them in there opened :-D

    (Sorry LOL)
    Silly me! I hadn't thought of that. LOL :lol:
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