Are you familiar with the little strawberry that comes along with the famous tomato pincushion? Do you know the purpose of that strawberry? It's an emery pincushion. Its purpose is to keep your pins and needles sharp. It's filled with a mineral called "emery". Emery resembles fine metal shavings. It's used as an abrasive in industrial applications and on things like emery boards.

I searched high and low for a larger emery pincushion with no luck, so I decided to start making my own.

The result? Here's one of them. This pincushion measures approximately 2 1/2inches (6.35 cm) square.

It's covered twice. I wanted to be sure that the emery didn't escape through the seams or through pinholes made into the fabric. I first made a muslin pillow filled with emery, then covered that with the print fabric.

It's the perfect pincushions...it's cute, it's heavy so it won't slide around your work surface, it holds your pins and needles, and they're sharpened with every jab. What more could you want from a pincushion?

This listing is for one pincushion. If you would like to purchase more than one, just contact me.

As you can see in the third picture, the design and design placement is different on each one. Yours may not match the ones pictured.

The last picture shows what emery looks like. If you'd like to purchase just the emery to make your own pincushions, please check my shop to see it listed.

Please check my shop for a matching Stuffed Pincushion Ring and Emery Pincushion Ring.
You'll also find Emery Pincushions in other fabrics.

Thanks for looking!