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03-28-2011, 06:47 AM

#61

Sewing Grandma

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Location: L'Anse, Michigan

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Use mine when I make christmas stockings to trim around the curves. Easier than cutting little snips in fabric.

03-28-2011, 06:48 AM

#62

Becky Mc

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Michigan's Thumb

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Hey I have the wood egg darning thing to and moms pinkings shears!
Wonder how many young ones would even know what a wood egg darning thing is.

03-28-2011, 06:49 AM

#63

jean knapp

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Location: florida

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I have a pair also from my mom, they are craftsmen. still work use them when making kidsclothes

03-28-2011, 06:49 AM

#64

Quiltmaniac2010

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Location: British Columbia, Canada

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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan

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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker

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Originally Posted by ptquilts

I have a pair from my mom (50 years ago), never use them. Also a wood darning egg with handle.

I've never seen or heard of a wood darning egg so that might be interesting to see.

This is a darning egg. I've had it for years and used it once or twice. I'm not a good darner.

Wow! Is that ever neat! My mom taught me to darn socks, but we used a lightbulb!

03-28-2011, 07:05 AM

#65

catrancher

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Location: Newberg, OR

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I use mine...mainly decoratively. I make little doilies to dress up my canning jars. I also use a rotary pinking blade on the raw edges of fabric before washing it.

03-28-2011, 07:19 AM

#66

celwood

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Melbourne, Florida

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Yes, they sell them. I just bought a pair made by Fiskars

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03-28-2011, 07:24 AM

#67

KPALM

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Ft. Monroe, Va.

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Oh! Thanks for the idea to 'pink' the corners of new fabric before washing. I'm left handed and about four years ago I asked my daughter for left handed pinking shears for Christmas (she asks and I comply) She said she shopped and shopped and finally went on line to find them. At the time I was making costumes out of less expensive fabrics for high school aged grandaughter. Pinking the seams of satin was essential lest I strangle in a cobweb of threads.

03-28-2011, 07:27 AM

#68

Margie13

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Deptford, N.J.

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I confess to that. I have my Mom's pinking shears and her wooden darning for socks. If she was here she would be 111 yrs old. So my darner and pinking shears are very old.