It amazes me what people can think of doing with just about anything imaginable. I have seen hair pictures & think of all the time & talent that goes into them. Not sure it would be my talent.
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This hint made me remember that when my mum was knitting she use to push sticking knitting needles through her hair. I never thought to do this with pins but will definitely try this out. Thanks for the tip.
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Originally Posted by Jannie
It amazes me what people can think of doing with just about anything imaginable. I have seen hair pictures & think of all the time & talent that goes into them. Not sure it would be my talent.
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I've seen many of those hair "pictures" in museums. One in particular I remember was made into probably a dozen different flowers and those were intermingled to make a wreath. FANTASTIC piece of work. And I, in no way, have the patience for that!
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My mother always kept her "combings" and used them in pin cushions. She had a special box with a hole in the lid to put them through. Also, I have seen her rub other things on her hair to get them to work. I think the most often was the back of a spoon when she was rubbing it across a paper for the embossing of the underlying object to show. Before printers and copymachines, this was a way to get your pattern.
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Originally Posted by McQuilter
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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Running pins thru hair to help them penetrate the cloth? Saw mom do that, so I did it too. 1st time my dh saw me do that he thought I was a bit touched. LOL Maybe I am, but still do it when pinning a quilt.
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I have been using this for a long time. I never thought of making a pin cushion though. Oh well I would probably lose it anyway. My hair is on my head and most times I know where that is.
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Grandma taught me this trick when I was 5.... many, many years ago !! I use the curved basting pins and this works every time on stubborn ones...
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Originally Posted by McQuilter
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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