Woolly Sheep Pincushion Kit

Description

The Woolly Sheep Pincushion Kit makes a  three-layer puffy heart on top of a 4″ base. You will find one of Mary’s Little Lambs who was captured on this pincushion.  She has love in her heart and the hearts overflow on each of the corners.  It comes complete with fiber filling but you could substitute ground walnut shells if you would like more weight to your pincushion. It provides a home for all of your wandering pins and needles and is a complement to our needle books and sewing kits. You can use it as a functional decoration on your sewing table or tuck it neatly in your sewing basket. We hope you enjoy our Woolly Sheep Pincushion Kit.

Everything you need to start is right in the package including precision cut wool felt, floss, a sewing needle and instructions.

Rating: Apprentice – 4 Hours

This product is Made in the USA in our Shop in Colfax, California.

Instructions:

1. Using one of the red squares, layout and pin in place the sheep body, head, and mint heart. Blanket stitch these in place.
2. Using a backstitch, make the wool curly ques and the smile. Use a running stitch attach the ½” heart under the chin. Add eyes using French knots. Add legs and tail using a chain stitch.
3. Make 8 heart stacks by blanket stitching one cream heart on top of one light blue heart.
4. Attach one heart stack to each of the four corners. Blanket stitch each heart stack only where it touches the red square.
5. Flip over and place the 2nd red square on the back. Then pin in place the remaining four heart stacks being careful to align to the front. Separate the front from the back and blanket stitch the hearts as before.
6. Place the front and back together. Blanket stitch edge on three sides.
7. Insert the stuffing as desired and blanket stitch the remaining side.

Our wool felt is Made in the USA from wool grown in the USA.  It is a blend of 35% wool and 65% rayon.

Why A Blend? 

• Our goal was to have a blend that is close to the wool/cotton blend which has been in use for hundreds of years through out the world.
• The wool/cotton blend was favored over 100% wool or 100% cotton as the combination provided much better service
  • The wool provided strength and warmth while the cotton added breathability and softness to touch.
  • It was an ideal combination for all kinds of weather and purposes.
• Rayon and cotton are almost identical with cotton being a little bit softer and rayon being more silky or shinny on the surface.

How are Rayon and Cotton Different?

• Rayon is made from cellulose, a carbohydrate plant substance, derived from wood and wood pulp which is then made into fibers.
• Cotton is made of cellulose fibers from the cotton plant.