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Its all aboutPINCU
SHI
ONS
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I
Is Pincushion
an Oxymoron?
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Pin cushions canbe. . . .
. . .funny
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sometimes they
may be sad. . .
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hey could
be !ust a bit"is#ue. . .
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Or !ust a $retty$laid%
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&nd then there are the bra'eones. . .
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&nd some sobri(ht and
bold%
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)oull *nd theShabby Chic ones
. . .
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&nd those anti#ue and
old%
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Some +ere,e$t in
$arlors-Others in the
bath
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Some +ere
made formemories.
. .
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Some toma,e uslau(h%
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No matter +hat the sha$e or si/ehe fabric or the hue
Some+here out there you +ill *nd& $incushion 0 12ust for )ou%3
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In the be(innin(. . .there +ere no $ins
and hence there +ere noPincushions%
horns from theHa+thorne ree +ere *rstused as $ins in clothin(.
4ater +ood and bones+ere used to fashion
$ins.
Iron +ire $ins+ere made asearly as the
5677s in 8rance
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9etal $ins +ere costly a treasureditem u$ until the 5:77s they +ere,e$t in small cases made of sil'er-
metal- i'ory etc.
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8irst recordedinstance of a
Pincushion +as inthe udor era in
;n(land in the *rst$art of the 5:thcentury.
Often made of sil,+ith tassels andbeads
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From the 17th to the 19th
century, "pin stuck"pincushions were made. Thedecoration was made entirelyof pins. It was impractical as
a workin pincushion sincethe decoration was spoiled if
any of the pins wereremo!ed. eads became
popular too, and thepincushions were soon #lledwith them so that they, too,
became $ust a decorati!eitem.
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In the male dominated
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=ith the ad'ent of the Industrialre'olution> se+in( items +ere massed
$roduced ma,in( them more aordableand accessible to the masses. he$incushion then became an item of
necessity.
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No'elty cushions resemblin( miniature boots and shoes +ere'ery $o$ular- also animals +ith 'el'et $innin(0fabric mountedon their bac,s.
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More uncommon designs ranged from miniaturefurniture like pianos and bassinets.
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%&iss
'ottie'imple(mery
hascome to
!isit
you andkeepyour
needle
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'urin the +ictorian era therewas a reat deal of emphasis on
the parlor room and it becamethe perfect place in which to
display the no!elty pincushions
of the era.
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Cushions +ere also fre#uentlymounted onto other se+in( tools
li,e clam$s- boxes and bas,ets.hou(h (enerally containin(a'ailable materials li,e cotton-
+ool- horsehair- or sa+dust-some $in cushions +ere *lled
+ith emery to hel$ ,ee$ needle$oints shar$ and $re'ent rustin(.
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Ho+ many of you had one of
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& tomato on
your mantle
+ards o e'ils$iritslate 5@77s
Tomato pincushion becamerecursor to the modern
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If (nland did itwell. . . . .
8rance tried
to do it better
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The pincushion crossed the water withthe English to the New World.
Soon Nati'e &mericans ca$itali/ed on the traditional $incushioncreatin( intricate beaded desi(ns +hich they then sold to the ;n(lish.his $incushion +as made in the late 5@77s by the Iro#uois Indians.
he Ba,ota Indians also made beaded $incushions.
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Think of mehen the
olden sunis sinkin-nd your
mind from
care setfree
hen ofothers you
are thinkinill you
sometimesthink of me.
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he $incushion continues to $layits $art in the 5stcentury.
hey ha'e made their +ay into
the comics.
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hey ha'e in'aded the +orld of
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hey ha'e in'aded the +orld oftechnolo(y%
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hey are
famous%
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heyre
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oday the only limit to your$incushion. . .
. . . is your ima(ination%
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