These little cross stitch pincushion ‘smalls’ from Little House Needleworks are so sweet, and were really fun to do! They are a great project for when I’m travelling about, as each one is small and portable, and I can stitch them using just an eight inch hoop to put the fabric in, rather than a rectangular frame. There’s nine in the series, covering the whole alphabet.
This is the first one that I completed a couple of months ago. It’s four inches square, when finished.
I’ve been stitching these in a hoop, using cotton sheeting to make the fabric piece large enough to hoop up, without wasting the 32 count linen fabric.
I think I like these three designs the best:
When they were all stitched, I raided my patchwork fabric stash to choose cotton for the back of each pincushion, and co-ordinated mini pom pom trim that I bought from xJudesign on Etsy.
Once they were all finished, I decided to display them in this little wicker basket with a cotton lining, that I found in a charity shop:
I love stitching little houses, so this was kind of ‘binge overload’ – I need to stitch something completely different, now, I think!
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Love the pincushions! Also love the beautiful piece of Torchon lace displaying them.
Thank you! The lace I bought in a local antique shop, years ago.
Beautiful, all of it 🙂
Thank you!
Your work on the LHN house sampler pillows is gorgeous. In looking at some of your other photos I noticed your Celtic Knot rings and just love them. I only have one, but you have prompted me to look for more.
Quite lovely. Small projects give such a sense of accomplishment fairly quickly. Large projects are nice too, but a variety helps to keep interest.
Yes, after doing a large project I need to do something simpler, sometimes.
What a beautiful project. I have lots of small pieces finished but gave up because I just haven’t a clue when it comes to making pretty pincushions etc with them, so mine are all still in a box – safe for if I ever get to grips with making them into something. So envious of your finishing skills.
They’re easier to complete than they look – and then your stitching won’t have to sit in a box 🙂
These are adorable! I love the tip about the sheeting. Definitely going to try it.
Thank you! I find that I save loads of ‘proper’ stitching fabric by mounting it in ‘windows’ of sheeting fabric to hoop it up in.
when you used the sheeting to save on the linen, did you cut a square in the sheeting or just baste the linen over the sheeting?
The way I do it is to tack the embroidery on the sheeting, and then carefully cut away the sheeting from the back, so that I’m only stitching through the embroidery fabric, and not both.