Pin Cushion Base
4 in across, 1½ in tall — $38
Made to pair with a pin cushion of your own needlework. Without one installed it serves as a small round tray for jewelry or sewing implements.
Shown in an antiqued natural finish
Shown in red milk paint
Shown in black milk paint
Shown in blue milk paint
Shown in green milk paint
Shown in grey milk paint
Shown in pumpkin milk paint
Shown in sea green milk paint
Shown in yellow milk paint
In hand, for scale
With pins, thread, and a bit of sampler cloth
How these pieces are made
Every piece starts as a log, bought through local woodsmen here in Maine and milled right on my property. Bands of quartersawn maple, birch, or ash, tops and bottoms of quartersawn Eastern white pine. The swallowtail joints are cut one at a time by hand and fastened with copper tacks made on original 19th-century machines.
Painted pieces come in red, pumpkin, yellow, green, blue, grey, black, or sea green, each sealed with two coats of pure tung oil. Natural pieces are dyed to an antiqued tone and sealed with five coats. The copper tacks are darkened for an aged look, and following tradition, the bottom of each painted piece is left unpainted, then dyed and oiled to an aged patina.
Sizes, prices and every finish are on the sewing and needlework page. How purchasing works.