Tag: pincushion

  • remember . . .

    These? I had forgotten just how much I liked them until I stitched up another. This one was made for my friend Mel, who I am thinking about today. You will recall that the basic construction of these pincushions is Japanese, but the aesthetic of this one has (to my mind, anyway) somehow morphed toward…

  • a winner

    The Mechanical Randomising Competition Winner Selector — in other words, Mr B’s hand, and some names in a hat — has chosen a pincushion winner. Roobeedoo, it is you! I have sent you an email, so you can send me your address, so I can send you a wee pincushion. For those of you who…

  • win a pincushion!

    I was recently very impressed with my sister’s sashiko stitching. I had to try it. A few weeks ago I bought sashiko materials for a wee pincushion, and tried stitching a simple design with the intention of impressing her back: Now, I enjoyed the stitching, but the thing I found most pleasing was the resulting…