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Yellow split peas or lentils can attract mice, especially if something gets stored for a period of time. Just run it through with the clothes and add a bit of lanolin to it before finishing your cushion. Hair can be washed if you put it into a muslin cover that become the inner lining for your pincushion. Hair from your hairbrush (the natural oil in the hair is *not* good for pins and needles) It is acidic and attacks the surface, causing pitting and roughness. Obviously you don’t live near the ocean or in a damp climate, much less one where codling moths are a problem! I make and sell and lot of pincushions in my shop on the Oregon Coast.Ĭrushed walnut shells grow nice little worms that will eat your fabric! *Please* add a caveat on this! What do you prefer to use in your pincushions? here are a few you might want to give a try and make! Just in case you are pincushion crazy like me…. You don’t want any of them to get wet or they will cause problems with your pins and needles. They tend to sneak out of seams easily and will not make you happy.Īnother thing is keeping them dry. Especially with the small grains– like the sand and sawdust or shavings. I have found with a few of these that they might need their own little container before putting them into the pincushion. wool roving (the natural lanolin is good for your pins and needles)ĥ. hair from your hairbrush (the natural oil in the hair is good for pins and needles)ĩ. bran from a pet shop mixed with lavender (bran has natural oils and lavender has a good scent)ġ6. fine sawdust,- but not from pressure treated or exterior wood!
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sand, fine not coarse– this stuff is awesome!Ĥ. crushed walnut shells (sold in pet shops as bedding for reptiles)(This is my all time favorite!!!)ģ. What are other people using as filling for pin cushions? After digging around and asking a few of my sewing friends….ġ.