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Teacup & Saucer Pincushion: Free Pattern
Forever lost but now found on the web archive: Teacup & Saucer Pincushion
Items Needed:
Teacup & Saucer
3 inch Styrofoam ball
1/4 yard lilac & white cotton gingham fabric
1 yard of 1′ satin wired ribbon
(20) 3′ long steel pins
Directions:
- Cover foam ball with fabric
- Pin fabric to foam on the underside
- Generously glue pinned side of ball and place into teacup
- Pinch pleated ribbon until it fits around teacup ball. Tuck in ends
- Dip steel pins into glue and pin ribbon ruffle to ball
- Dab glue onto pastel buttons and place on the inside of ruffle, covering pins
- Cut back off remainder of buttons and place as pictured onto the cup, saucer and fabric
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2 Responses to “Teacup & Saucer Pincushion: Free Pattern”Blog Buzz
Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] here are a few more pincushion projects and tutorials that have been previously shared on Tipnut: Teacup & Saucer Pincushion Patterns, Mouse Pincushion, Monkeyroom’s Pincushion Tutorial, Bari J’s Pincushion Pattern and a [...]
[...] January 13, 2009 · No Comments This pin cushion caught my eye. What a brilliant use of vintage teacups. My grandmother’s crockery is all odd, and I have always thought how wonderful that is, but who uses teacups and saucers these days. I might look out for a set and have a go at this myself. Here’s a tutorial. [...]