Pincushion Top, Pinkeep, and 'Strawberry' Emery -

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Sewing was a talent required of every woman before the 20th century and a major part of a woman’s work was spent weaving, cutting and stitching linens and clothing for their families. They created dozens of sewing tools to make the job easier. This project features a Victorian-style pincushion replica, a copy of an antique spooled pincushion dated circa the mid to late 1800s. I’ve used delicious silks and overdyes of willow greens, fuschia, antique gold, and rose, with some sparkling beadwork. The base is about 6.5" tall and is made of wood with a hand-rubbed wax finish (it looks old and wonderful). It has wooden pegs, a turned spindle column and then another round platform for the design. I’ve included several other stitched pieces; a typical pinkeep with a different design on each side, and embroidered strawberry emery. Both items will hang from the pincushion with overdyed silk ribbons. This project will result in a beautiful and practical needlework tool that could have been used by the people who lived in the Victorian era. What a wonderful place to reach through the centuries to our shared needlework past with our needlework sisters!

Pincushion Main:

Design area: 58w x 58h (4.1” wide x 4.1” high)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Heartland":
Cut fabric: 8“ wide x 8” high for finishing

Pinkeep Front:

Design area: 36w x 34h (2.6” wide x 2.4” high)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Heartland":
Cut fabric: 5“ wide x 5” high for finishing

Pinkeep Back:

Design area: 36w x 34h (2.6” wide x 2.4” high)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Heartland":
Cut fabric: 5“ wide x 5” high for finishing

Strawberry Emery:

Design area: 52w x 29h (3.7” wide x 2” high)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Heartland":
Cut fabric: 6“ wide x 4” high for finishing

Suggested Materials

Gloriana silk #045 “Lacquered Gold”- golds
Gloriana silk #172 “Arroyo” - multi grey tans
Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
Needlepoint Inc. #333 - avocado med dk
Needlepoint Inc. #348 - olive green dk
Access Trebizond (silk - thick twist) #515 - rose
Access Au ver a Soie #4626 - garnet vy dk
Treenway 3.5mm silk ribbon #022 “Faded Roses” - multi
DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist) #316 - antique mauve med
Gloriana silk #194 “Flowers of Italy” - multi gold, green, pink
Kreinik #4 Braid #002 - metallic gold
Kreinik Mori #0115 - pink
Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
Needlepoint Inc. #331 - avocado lt
Needlepoint Inc. #335 - avocado dk
YLI 4mm silk ribbon #022 - mauve
Dinky Dyes 4mm silk ribbon #021 - green
SJ Designs 2mm pearl beads - pink
SJ Designs petite bead #1887 - aspen green
Mill Hill petite bead #40557 - gold
#24 Tapestry Needle
#10 short Beading Needle
Picture This Plus - 28ct Cashel Linen - "Heartland"

Suggested Finishing Materials:

Optional: get your own Wooden Pincushion form and Wool Roving to finish this project! This design fits into both Wooden Spindle Pincushion, OR a Mahogany Tray Pincushion. If you'd rather use other materials or tools for finishing, feel free to do so!

Genuine Wool Roving to stuff pincushion
Spindle Pincushion OR Mahogany Tray Pincushion
DMC #12 Perle Cotton #316 - antique mauve med,
Treenway 3.5mm silk ribbon #022 - “Faded Roses”,
Cotton sewing thread (contrast & match linen fabric),
4 “ w x 8” h - Backing fabric (dupioni silk - matching to linen),
3” x 3” piece - Wool Felt (colour of your choice),
1 - 1/2” - 3/4” button (antique mauve or other matching colour),
2 ply Mat Board (Acid-Free), Straight Pins (silk and quilters), Aileen’s Tacky Glue, Freezer Paper, Water Soluble Marking pen and Quilters chalk pencil, sharp paper scissors, Iron, Rotary cutter, clear plastic ruler, and cutting mat.

Stitches Used in this Sampler:

Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
Backstitch
Smyrna Cross
Japanese Ribbon
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Algerian Eyelet
Satin Stitches
Leaf Stitch
French Knots
Bargello Wave

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