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Post by paweaver on Mar 2, 2008 16:50:59 GMT -5
This is what I made this week. Definitely not traditional! It is a pincushion made to look like a drum. It fits into a 4" by 4" box! I started the tin drum base in my Father's tin shop on the23rd. The center is filled with sand to give it stability. Both the top and the bottom are filled with raw wool that has only been washed once. Traditionally wool was used in pincushions because the lanolin in the wool kept the pins from rusting. swedge I finished it Fri. the 29th. I have neglected my family this week. drum cushion side drum cushion top finished drum cushion I must say that every part of this project took much longer than I thought it would! But done it is. Now it is time to head back to normal life. Laundry, dishes, and everything that got backed up while I did this project.
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Post by joanne on Mar 2, 2008 16:59:46 GMT -5
Ha! I hear ya there. Don't I know it! It looks great Liza and very practical. Bet you'll be using that pincushion for years to come.
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Post by longtrail on Mar 2, 2008 17:42:56 GMT -5
Thats real nice. I really like the dark smoked color and the contrast of the colors of the hide. Good job, it is always nice to see how other people have been creative !! lt
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Post by Buckskin Billy on Mar 2, 2008 22:12:51 GMT -5
awesome work. think i'll make something like that.think i'll use a coffee can. i need a place to put my needles besides on the floor which finds there way to me foot
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Post by paweaver on Mar 4, 2008 22:23:01 GMT -5
Billy, Yes a coffee can would be much easier! I had to learn that the hard way. But it gave in an excuse to work in Dad's tin shop which I really enjoy.
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Post by beaudro on Mar 4, 2008 23:37:01 GMT -5
thats pretty nice, amazes me to see what everyone comes up with.
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Post by longtrail on Mar 5, 2008 17:47:23 GMT -5
Duh, well I guess i was wrong, not the first, won't be the last. I am amazed to read that your pin cushion is made from wool. Is that wool felt? Do you make hats? The colors remind me so much of smoked and non smoked hides. and look so much the texture of moose hides from Canada. Guess you pulled the "wool" over my eyes!!! haha. Great project. And you even crimped(?) the tin? For Strength? lt
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Post by paweaver on Mar 5, 2008 20:23:38 GMT -5
longtrail --- Sorry if my post was confusing. It is made of braintan scraps, but the filling under the braintan to hold the pins is wool.
The braid is a twelve strand braid that was made out of very fine wool sock yarn. Two days worth of work!
"And you even crimped(?) the tin? For Strength? " ---- No it is just for decoration. In the pic I am using a colander swedge to get this rolling. It is a very old tool which was basically lost. There was record of them but very few survived. This is one that my Dad designed and had built based on all his knowledge. I know that the few tinsmith that have bought this tool from my Dad were excited to get it. It is the only way to put certain designs in the tin. I posted more pics of tin work down under blacksmith. One of them shows one of the designs that you can get from this tool much better. [ maybe I should have posted them here? Don't know I pretty new at posting)
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Post by longtrail on Mar 5, 2008 21:09:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the information. My old eyes didn't deceive me after all! It is really creative, I am always looking for something to keep just my sewing things in, maybe i will follow your lead, but just use a coffee can. Thanks again. lt
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