Most earnest seamstress women and those that do the necessary stitch work probably have a fabricated tomato pincushion included in their sewing basket. As I again take out my tomato pincushion where all my stick pins and needles stick out making for an easy find, memories of these pincushions comes to mind.
I received my tomato pincushion 60 years ago when my mother and I were gathering all my required items needed to take home economics class in high school and learn to sew. Though I never fully understood the importance of this unusual fabric tomato in those early years, I learned to correct...
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