I’ve wanted to make a new sewing needle book for a while because it’s one of my favorite ways to keep them organized and handy.
I cut out 4 rectangles from a worn out, stained flannel nightshirt using my pinking shears. I didn’t worry about accuracy (aside from stripe matching) because of the pink stains.
I sewed them together down the center line. Now to organize my needles and make a cover!
Pinked flannel doesn’t fray very easily, and the cover will help protect it further.
I knew that the color pink was named for the flower that’s called a pink in English. (Dianthus)
Pinks have zigzag edges, so I always assumed that’s why the special shears were named that.
It seems not to be the direct reason (see https://www.etymonline.com/word/pink), though the name probably comes from one of the same words used to name the flower.
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Naomi P
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