Comments on: A Sharp Little Idea (get it?)

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Steel Wool Sharpens Your Pins! · Recycled Crafts | CraftGossip.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:55:27 +0000

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By: Christina O

Christina O — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:58:00 +0000

great idea, my pins areoften blunt.I’m going to make one

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:48:00 +0000

Hmmm… I’ve heard of people using very powerful magnets with some success, and I’ve seen people push the pincushion against a table at various angles. (Dangerous to your fingers, though.) I finally gave up on storing/losing my needles in a pincushion and make a little needle book.

By: Totltrst

Totltrst — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:28:00 +0000

I love this idea but have another question. I know I have needles inside the cushion I’m been using for years….how do you get them out w/o cutting the cushion open? Any thoughts are helpful. Tnks

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:15:55 +0000

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Please don't tell anyone you found out how to do it
here. :-)

By: Kim Werker

Kim Werker — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:27 +0000

Ok, first? I had no idea that's what the little strawberry thing on a tomato pincushion is. (I've had one of those for, like, ten years.) And second, now I wish I didn't know that both because I want to make a steel-wool bottlecap pincushion and also because I want to wear off my fingerprints.

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:15:55 +0000

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Please don't tell anyone you found out how to do it
here. :-)

By: Kim Werker

Kim Werker — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:09:27 +0000

By: Name

Name — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:33:27 +0000

wonderful idea

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:35:58 +0000

This is such a good idea, I am forever swearing over blunt pins .. thankyou so much for posting this. Far better than my attempt – http://alittlebitofkaos.blogspot.com/2009/01/fun-things-with-old-moo-boxes-and.html

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:35:00 +0000

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:08:11 +0000

I always collect those little bags and things that they put in things to keep the moisture out of items…(desiccants). They come in medications, and electronics…you know, the little bags that say DO NOT EAT. (LOL!)
I put them in with my pins and needles to keep the rust away. I wonder if you added a few of them to your pincushion if it would keep away the rust. Especially using a very small one in the bottom of the bottlecap pincushion.
I keep my little strawberry in my sewing basket….and bring it out and sharpen all my needles that I use frequently, every couple of months. I also sharpen my plastic push pins with the strawberry. Makes them slide into the cork board better!!

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:08:00 +0000

By: Sister-Diane

Sister-Diane — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:15:35 +0000

Update: my test foil-ball with pins stuck in it has been sitting for just over three weeks. Pulled the pins out this morning, completely rust-free.

Shila: rust can form over time if the steel wool comes in contact with oxygen and water. So having your pincushion in humid conditions for a long time could result in rust. Any pins you’d left in the pincushion would rust in that environment as well. Keep in mind that the steel wool is pretty tightly compressed inside the pincushion, so moisture can get trapped inside there. Safest bet is to keep your pins in a regular stuffed cushion.

By: Sister-Diane

Sister-Diane — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:15:00 +0000

Update: my test foil-ball with pins stuck in it has been sitting for just over three weeks. Pulled the pins out this morning, completely rust-free.