American girl's book: or, Occupation for play hours (1831)
Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis · leaf 264
his is a toilet pincushion. Cut out of coarselinen or muslin, eight or ten pincushions of the shapethat is called a right-angled triangle, or a half hand-kerchief ; stud them with wool or bran and thensew up the ends. Cover them with silk. Fastenthem all together at the top by the upper point… … A STAR PINCUSHION. Cat out two stars of paste-board. Cover themwith yellow silk, or any other colour that is conve-nient. Sew them neatly together over the edge, andround the edge stick small pins. Some of the pinsmust be inserted deeper or farther down than others,so as to resemble rays issuing…
Handicraft · Amusements
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