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Pincushion research

Links and sources

	Web Link	Hits
	The MIllinery: Relica pincushions and sewig accesories Michelle Mahoney Beck's research into the evolution of Purses, Buttons, Thimbles, Pins and Needles, Pincushions	378
	Pincushions at the V&A Search results in the V&S Image Library for "pin cushions".	322
	A Scadian's PIncushion Documenation	371
	Book: Pincushions by Averil Colby Pincushions by Averil Colby, ISBN:0-7134-5880-1, soft cover, B.T. Batsford Ltd., London & Sydney, 1988, 128 pages profuse with black and white photographs and illustrations. Pincushions have been popular in Britain and America for more than three hun	342
	Pincushions in the past	371
	Pins and Pincushions in the medieval period A article from the West Kingdom regarding a period sewing kit and the first pincushions.	364

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Bookstore

"Sacred Embellishment: A Look at Medieval German Bead Art" By Jen Segrest
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Jen's pincushions and tutorials will be featured in "Pretty Little Pincushions" from Lark Books in November 2007. (Those are mine on the cover!)
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