How to keep pins and needles sharp?
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Massachusetts
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I've used the little strawberries that are filled with emery to sharpen pins and needles, and it does work. The strawberries are a couple of dollars each, but I don't know about the emery dust itself. Sometimes the classic "tomato" pincushions have an emery strawberry attached.
#7
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Location: Lived in San Diego now retired in Eagar, AZ.
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The common name for the little strawberries (and other less common shapes) was actually an 'emery.' they used to be made in all sorts of fancy and decorated shapes...
http://store.berryhillheirlooms.com/senopa.html check out the new versions and some of the antique versions... how about a 'thimble pip?' that was discussed on this site and i had never heard of that term... it was apparently to store the thimble in...probably in a time when they were expensive and of course, so small as to be easily lost...
http://store.berryhillheirlooms.com/senopa.html check out the new versions and some of the antique versions... how about a 'thimble pip?' that was discussed on this site and i had never heard of that term... it was apparently to store the thimble in...probably in a time when they were expensive and of course, so small as to be easily lost...
#8
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: British Columbia
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I like long, thin pins and they bend before they're dull. Sewing machine needles are simply replaced on a regular basis.
The idea of steel wool in a pin cushion is intriguing - that stuff works for all kind of things!
The idea of steel wool in a pin cushion is intriguing - that stuff works for all kind of things!
#9
I keep my pins and needles sharp by putting them in a bar of soap after I use them. I keep it handy right by my machine, and stick them in that instead of a pin cushion. It really works, I've had my pins for 8 years now.
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