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Dritz Pin Cushion Tomato with Strawberry Emery by Dritz
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Product SummaryManufacturer: Dritz Brand: Dritz Model: 11096 Color: Strawberry Publisher: Dritz Studio: Dritz Music Label: Dritz Product features:
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Dritz Pin Cushion Tomato with Strawberry EmeryCustomer Review: My first! Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, I was looking for a new pin cushion (from Amazon) when what to my amazed eyes do I see but an image (mirage?) of the very first pin cushion I ever owned. There, right there on the page--the tomato pin cushion with the little baby attached! Identical to the one I had some 45 years ago!!
When did I get that pin cushion? It must have been in ninth grade when I took Home Economics I so I could learn to sew*. What I do remember is how functional that little tomato was. It was perfect for the right number of straight pins used in pinning the pattern to the fabric. When I say "right number," I mean the pin cushion was the size of a medium-sized tomato and just right for all the necessary pins.
What amazes me is that Dritz still makes the same pin cushion. Don't you love it when a company knows it has a good product and leaves that product alone, opting for the tried and true instead of something "newer and better." However, one can get that tomato in other colors now and a larger size.
My mother called while I was writing this review. During our chit-chat, I mentioned the Dritz tomato pin cushion and my review. She informed me that the pin cushion was hers, not mine. I remembered it because I used her sewing machine and all her sewing supplies. However, she said, what was hers was mine, too, and that's probably why I remember it as being mine.
But the most amazing thing? She still has and uses that very same pin cushion! Even though I use another brand now, I am giving five stars because Dritz has not changed its product! I admire that!
*Home Ec was one of two of the most practical and beneficial courses I took in high school. The other? Can't you guess that typing was the other? I think, today, that it is called Keyboarding. I wonder if Home Ec is still on the menu? It should be!
Addendum 11-27-10: At the time I wrote this review, I had no idea what the purpose was of the little hanging tomato. I recently read in a sewing book that it is filled with emery product and is used to stick pins and needles in to sharpen them!
Description of Dritz Pin Cushion Tomato with Strawberry EmeryTomato pin cushion-with emery strawberry. Dritz-tomato pin cushion with strawberry emery sewing supplies. The tomato pincushion with a strawberry accent has been around forever and continues to be one of the most popular after pin cushions sewing supplies today. White this bright tomato keeps your pins and needles safe and within reach the strawberry emery will help to keep them sharp and free of burrs that could snag your fabrics. This package contains one 2-1/2in diameter tomato with a 3/4in strawberry. Imported.
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