How to make a cotton-reel pincushion

Always losing your pins? Keep them close to hand with this easy craft idea

Check out this handy tip from Country Homes & Interiors.

Add pincushions to the tops of cotton reels so your pins are always close to hand.

What you'll need

* Main fabric (we used Agatha Linen and Pandora Linen, both £44.50 a metre, Kate Forman)
* Wadding (try 135g wadding, £3.50, Fred Aldous)
* Large cotton reel (£2.65, John Lewis)
* Matching thread
* Pins (we used Pearl pins, £1.45 a pack, John Lewis)
* Multipurpose glue

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