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pin to keep from moving and whip on

whip shut

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and to keep it in place. Fingers work too, and that's what I do, but I know not everyone can do that...

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work upwards i trimmed off the top about a 1/4" after this shot. I thought it was too tall -...

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drawstring a round piece

Draw shut partially

STUFF IT!

This is the filler cushion

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pack as much in as you can drawing it tighter and tighter, using a stick or scissors to push it in.

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pull tight

Done

Put in cap

Jabbing in fiberfill as you go, pull as tight as you can

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Tie the two ends together and pull as tight as you can and knot it off (a few times to make sure it...

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remove bottlecap from sleeve and inserted ball in it...

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Tah dah!

Put in sleeve

Tug it up tight

If you want it taller make a bigger circle , or put some scraps of felt in the bottom and pad it up....

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I have a tutorial for these now www.flickr.com/photos/verybigjen /sets/72057594099768007/

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stitch it on

when done snake in to the middle

Done

Be sure to go through the top (blue) AND sleeve (orange), you dont need much just a 1/8" or...

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you can end there if you want

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This is the base that all the ones you've seen in my Pincushion set everything is based off this....

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back view

start decorating

bottlecap pincushion

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Now decorate! This is chain stitch, and it is easy! Here's some linkage for...

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EDIT - 7/13/2007: I entered this in the Etsy/Instructables SewUseful contest....

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