Account with that email address does not exist at this portal. The dashed lines are where you'll fold it later. I don’t even throw away bent ones, somehow they seem to be my favorites for things like basting. Hope you are feeling better. Sorry. Bonne journée and take care. Naturally, I turned to my scrap box and decided to have a go at some random quilting. STRAWBERRY EMERY . Hope you are soon feeling better. Guess I thought it was just for a decoration… Duh!. Thank you for sharing this : ), Your email address will not be published. Press the Because of them, I have a half dozen needles that I have used for over 40 years! It takes place on February 8th every year. Thanks for the tutorial. I sell it in my etsy shop (link in the instructions). Creative Pincushion Bliss…. Used in sewing, quilting and various craft projects, this silicone-filled needle and pin cleaner removes dirt and sharpens at the same time. on Introduction, 8 years ago Customer reviews. It is an abrhsive and will shrpen the points, polish blemishes and even rust off pins and needles. Get Well Soon!!! heavier or lighter weights? 6 years ago I can but I don't know much. Then it wouldn't be quite as heavy and wouldn't spin around on your wrist.

Now you'll fill the muslin sack with emery. It has restored many a sewing machine needle that hit a pin for me. Hand stitch this seam up. I don’t remember if we included an emery strawberry – hope so. Here is a list of the materials and tools needed: muslin fabric, approximately 5"x5" decorative fabric, approximately 5"x6" emery matching thread sewing needle sewing machine scissors You can make your pincushion any size and shape. Thank you for this wonderful pattern and tutorial. Thanks for sharing. The reason for that it’s thin enough to not dull the very tip of the needle and not too thin to leak from pinholes.

I haven’t ever seen those strawberries except in “beginner sewing kits” so I don’t have one. I have an emery cushion that I got from Etsy…and I love it. It's an emery pincushion. Now I guess it’s time for me to dig my strawberry out and use it! on Introduction. I’ve used an emery strawberry almost forever. Going to make some today! Turn right side out and press seam allowance in on the open edge. I then mixed it up and slowly poared more water in and over the edge of the bowl, carrying that stuff out and leaving the emery in the bowl. Where can you purchase emery? Wow, lovely to learn a bit more about embroidery and sewing, thanks for blogging about this! So funny. I used red thread in the picture below. And a Merry one to you :). Pull the end your your thread VERY CAREFULLY to close up your circle.

Thank you for sharing. What about you?

Now I can make my strawberries! Lately, I have been searching for new emeries, and have discovered that it is hard to find any. I read somewhere recently that to properly use emery, you pass the needle through in a single direction (like sharpening a knife), as opposed to poking it in and out several times. The best size for the emery pincushion grit is between 80-100. Make a tiny silk pouch for it, and done. It’s really nice, especially in the humid weather. I had never heard of it before. Fill your strawberry with Emery to sharpen your needles.

And what types of needle work you use them for? But for some reason, the strawberry seems to be a common shape. I found your beautiful photo on Pinterest & went YAY!

This pincushion is small, as far as pincushions go, but large for an emery pincushion. I'd be very careful with emery from the other site too. Needles just stitch better when periodically polished. I will have to get one, as I like the gold plated needles, but they can be a little hard to come by here in Western Australia sometimes, so I am careful with them. I am about to make a few pincushions for friends who sew, but I need to figure out how to keep the emery in place. I hope you feel better soon and can get some stitching time in to make use of the snow days. It may be worked in a single colour or several. I have my tired tomatoe & strawberry looking at me and asking when I’ll retire them for some new one’s. Thank you for such a sweet little pin cushion pattern! Just saying. Place right sides together, stitch three sides together. Does anyone else have that problem. The muslin tube is slightly smaller than the decorative one. Emery resembles fine metal shavings.

It seems to glide through the fabric easier. Its purpose is to sharpen your pins and needles.

1. I love my strawberry. The result? Super cute pincushion. I can't speak of any of those others, but emery works wonderfully. The solid lines are your sewing lines.

It’s this strawberry: It’s the strawberry that hangs off those tomato pincushions. I keep (and rehabilitate as necessary) all needles that don’t break in half. The substitute quality grit used now for good sand paper is made from silicon carbide. I have used the strawberry for years. Grab either my blog button or the Scrap Happy Saturday button for your blog and comment back. In fact, she’s offered to GIVE AWAY 1/2 cup of emery sand to one of you so you can try out this tutorial! Maybe it’s just that needles are so much work to throw away; you have to wrap them in cardboard or find a container that’s going out, so the person taking out the garbage (usually my husband) doesn’t get stabbed.

I didn’t know that ….

I will have to remember that . I have always just poked! Use a straight pin to pinch together the top of the sack. Whenever I begin to sew or quilt, I put the needle through the strawberry. And YES, It’s not really this strawberry. I have many needles that have awkward bends in them, but I cherish them even though I don’t often use them anymore: they’re a visual reminder of how hard I’ve been working! It is filled with a mineral called "emery". The lanolin in the wool conditions the needles. I never use a strawberry, but someday I mean to buy one of those darling emery pincushions on Etsy. !Thanx for stopping my crazy mind going wild. 9. Finally, hand stitch up your open seam – I suggest using a ladder stitch.

Used in sewing, quilting and various craft projects, this silicone-filled needle and pin cleaner removes dirt and sharpens at the same time. I hope this helps, Reply I try to be frugal, but not overly obsessive about average needles. Mi piace sapere, conoscere queste cose, gli usi dei nostri avi per cose che noi oggi facciamo solo per diletto o un piccolo pensiero senza conoscere quei trucchi. Just spend an hour doing something for your needles, make a new needle book, tidy the one you have, make a strawberry or, if you already own a strawberry, sharpen your needles. And in case YOU need a cute pincushion, too – here’s a tutorial! But occasionally, you might have a favorite needle that you don’t want to get rid of so quickly, and yet, it needs… something.

In answer to why it is called the strawberry-don’t know but why is the pincushion called a tomato? Tip: When I do the points I push the needle down through the very tip of the felt for a cleaner finish. File your nail down to the length that you want, using the technique described above. I use them for hand-sewing needles, pins, the needles that go to my smocking pleater and my machine needles. I then pull it all the way threw. Its the same way one uses a knife sharpening steel – in one direction. You are a great teacher!

Another way I keep track of a needle so that it doesn’t sink to the center of a pincushion is to slide onto it a tiny glass bead that is big enough for the shaft but too small for the eye to pass through. Just stab the strawberry. Usually, they’re the very inexpensive ones. I purchase emery in bulk from an industrial supply company.

No sé nada de ellas.

After sewing for several hours, I always run my needles through an emery before storing them away in their needlecases (made of wood, which I purchased in Wales).

Oops! What's better?You can find my etsy listing for the contest athttp://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5992910That listing isn't for sale until after the judging on June 18th. Fun and very easy to make - have a basket full! It's not very pretty at this point, but "function over form" is what we need for now. !Your posts are like inbox messags from a dear friend….if I dont see it there’s something amiss….. Fill with crushed walnut shells for a hefty pin cushion that will stay in place. Try selecting a smaller quantity. Strawberry emery by Dritz/Collins.

I believe I have bought the last one from Crewel Jewels. Your so awesome Mary. Share it with us!

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Or you can find some of the many online (especially in Etsy) shops that sell handmade pincushions filled with the stuff. 8. Pin the top of the strawberry onto the body. You'll never have dulls pins again! and I’m definately not a young-un .

So cute. How to make a bag – Ultimate Bag Making Course for Beginners. You should fold it on the dashed line that you can see on the inside of the sack. You winter storm has been falling on us the last couple oo days here in St. Louis as well. The 20-30 cross stitch Christmas ornaments I make each year to give away at Christmas Eve account for most of them. Interesting and a little humorous. I was wondering how do you use the emery. I don’t know why.

As always with your site and blog, the information is fantastic. Fill up underneath with some polyester filler. 100% olive wool creates the leafy tops of the strawberries. on Step 2. I will draw a winner on Tuesday, November 2nd! And I don't really sew .. Lay the first layer of the pincushion inside the circle, upside down. Hope your feeling better and keep them coming. Favorite Kaleidoscopes: Patterns for Embroidery. They used to carry them – pretty sure they still do. Cut another circle with an 8″ diameter out of the fabric you want to be showing and stitch around it with a large basting stitch. Now you turn each piece inside-right. Use the long string left over and use it to thread a needle. I am also a lacemaker as well as embroiderer and use the same said pincushion and emery to clean my brass pins for lace and needles for embroidery, p.s I am also named “Granny Sue” by my grandchildren. Did you know that in Japan they have a special festival for old broken or bent needles. On the right kind of pincushions (it’s supposed to be this way – I don’t know if they’ve started making non-purposeful strawberries these days! I think it was in Piecework. Thanks, I use a large emery strawberry. My pincushion is filled with emery powder, and it really does keep all my pins and needles nice and sharp. While emery polishes the metal, the sand just wears off the finish. But what do you do about needles that get a little bend in them. )If Dottyral, or someone who's pretty adept wants to make this, you're welcome to write up an authoritative account.

Most people selling pincushions on Etsy, when I asked what size grit they were using, responded, “65” and seemed unaware that such coarse grit serves only to dull, not sharpen needles or pins. Domi Arigato Gazai Masu! We’ve got another snow day! Carissima Mary a malincuore non apro le tue mail ma io sono iscritta alla tua n.l.!! So, I went on line and ordered one for a little over a dollar. I use it just for stick pins…no needles. My problem is my needles always end up bent. But aggressive use of the strawberry strips the plating prematurely.

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