I used to do this for my boys when they were in nappies, and now will apply it to my quilting.
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Originally Posted by b.zang
Originally Posted by Woodster
I've also heard a hint about hair - that human hair is one of the best things to have for a pin cushion. Keeps the pins sharp and they won't rust....Nope, haven't tried it!
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Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Originally Posted by b.zang
Originally Posted by Woodster
I've also heard a hint about hair - that human hair is one of the best things to have for a pin cushion. Keeps the pins sharp and they won't rust....Nope, haven't tried it!
My hair sheds off me in such quantity it wouldn't take long to stuff something but I HATE picking it out of the drain, sweeping it off the floor, plucking it off upholstery and brushing it from my clothes. And - it's on my head when I wash it. A totally different process. Imagine, all that hair laid out to dry........ICK. I have lots of deer hair around the yard, wonder how it would work to stuff things. |
I had never heard of this. I'm going to try it though. Great tip.
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in the "olden days" everyone had a hair receiver on their dresser. Usually a pretty china box with a hole in the top where they would clean out combs and brushes and deposit it in the hair receiver for future use.
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Great idea! When I was a teen, I had hair to my knees. I had headaches all the time and my Dr. said it was due to my long, thick, hair. I finally got the nerve up to cut it to my shoulders a few weeks later (it was a relief). As I sat in the salon chair, a little old lady came in with a bag and asked if she could have my hair. I thought ick! why?, but I said to take it all. I didn't care. She wanted it to stuff pillows! I thought that was so strange! and gross!
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Originally Posted by b.zang
Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Originally Posted by b.zang
Originally Posted by Woodster
I've also heard a hint about hair - that human hair is one of the best things to have for a pin cushion. Keeps the pins sharp and they won't rust....Nope, haven't tried it!
My hair sheds off me in such quantity it wouldn't take long to stuff something but I HATE picking it out of the drain, sweeping it off the floor, plucking it off upholstery and brushing it from my clothes. And - it's on my head when I wash it. A totally different process. Imagine, all that hair laid out to dry........ICK. I have lots of deer hair around the yard, wonder how it would work to stuff things. |
I have a human hair pincushion! Not my own hair, this is one that was in with my mother's things...red fabric with a little band of elastic...the only way I knew what it was is that there's a few worn spots and you can see the hair inside.
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WOW! I just love these old fashioned, tried and tested solutions that seem to have fallen by the wayside over the years!!
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HAHAHAHA!! What an awesome idea!! I agree. It would have seemed gross to a 15 year old!!
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