Pincushions

That makes me think of the tailors in Hong Kong who cater to cruise ships and other vessels passing through, measure you in the a.m. bring the completed dress/suit to you in the evening.

I used to make lots of pincushions from plastic aerosol tops! You can cover and decorate them in so many ways and they have a nice flat base for standing well. They used to sell really well at craft fairs. Almost any kind of lid would do, of course, and that way you can make several sizes.

Pat

"Pat P" wrote >

Good idea to recycle all that nuisance packaging! What did you stuff or fill then with?? Dawne

At times i enjoyed making pincushions , i stuff them with cut up nylon stockings. i also made some strange form , triangle, hexagon etc,, ps i always add a nice loop , that i sew in such a way that it can be hung over something wider than a nail ,,, mirjam

Oh Pat what a clever idea !!!! I don`t see many aerosols now , but i might look at the plastics i keep for recycling !!! thank you ,,,, mirjam

Polyester filling - the stuff you stuff cushions or toys with - I don`t know what you call it over there. I usually topped them with felt, but you can use any fabric scraps of course (preferably something that won`t pluck too easily). You can embroider the outer covers, of course, or if you want to do some cheaply and quickly just glue it round and glue or tack on decorative braid etc., or bead it - it all depends on the result you want to achieve. I put a circle of felt on the bases, too. They`re fun to do and you can go wild with them.

Pat

Oh Pat what a clever idea !!!! I don`t see many aerosols now , but i might look at the plastics i keep for recycling !!! thank you ,,,, mirjam

Even some coffee jar lids are the right size - and very stable. We put the glass in the glass bank at our supermarket, but I usually keep a few of the lids for making pin cushions.

Pat

My prefferable coffee has a tin lid , RED, which i use for many other things. Speaking of plastic covers, i collect Bottle lids , they come in all colors, which i sort out by colors and size and at times made children`s games with , but now use as base for a sort of `bead` in my art & craft works ,,, mirjam

Here in the good ole US of A, one can buy detergent in large plastic bottles. I've been collecting those caps for mini embroidery bases but haven't done any yet.

"Pat P" wrote

I have a sweet one made by the Sunday School kids, recycling the inner cardboard roll from ribbon or stuff like that. It is covered with a fabric circle and trimmed to look like a hat. Mine is pink polka dotted. I imagine the centre of the roll is filled with some sort of fiberfill. All sorts of possibilities for using up scraps and bits. Dawne