tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post7263955895502947119..comments2024-03-29T09:03:25.749+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: PinterestingAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-38572574163066815452016-06-14T19:18:33.466+01:002016-06-14T19:18:33.466+01:00I keep my pins in a red Dorcas tin which was given...I keep my pins in a red Dorcas tin which was given to me by a much older lady some thirty years ago : )Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-54420654657891739512016-06-13T20:49:18.309+01:002016-06-13T20:49:18.309+01:00In the film 'Witness' I recall that they t...In the film 'Witness' I recall that they tell Harrison Ford that buttons are a sign of pride.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-10286353007719341552016-06-13T20:48:14.638+01:002016-06-13T20:48:14.638+01:00I sometimes forget, and iron over the plastic head...I sometimes forget, and iron over the plastic heads and melt them! But I do use them for pinning knitted stuff togetherAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-33094356598521575772016-06-13T20:47:17.449+01:002016-06-13T20:47:17.449+01:00Bob suggested putting a small magnet under the lid...Bob suggested putting a small magnet under the lid - but it worked too well and it was hard to pick the pins up.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-86481807081454037842016-06-13T20:46:13.468+01:002016-06-13T20:46:13.468+01:00I knew someone 30 years ago, who always kept £100 ...I knew someone 30 years ago, who always kept £100 in a "running-away fund". I am not sure how far she would get with that now!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-46306371644850454162016-06-13T18:19:10.866+01:002016-06-13T18:19:10.866+01:00I remember the Dorcas tin - nana & mum had one...I remember the Dorcas tin - nana & mum had one - but I never associated it with the Biblical Dorcas! <br />I worked with someone who insisted that her job was only for "pin money" & that every woman should have a "running away fund" in case she ever needed to do so. She certainly thought that mortgages that were based on both the woman and man's salary was A Bad Thing. One should never rely on two salaries, she used to say!!Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-91139046412486407072016-06-13T17:08:17.467+01:002016-06-13T17:08:17.467+01:00So glad that you now have the right container for ...So glad that you now have the right container for your pins! It's such a pretty tin, too.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-80219097181900067592016-06-13T14:01:43.371+01:002016-06-13T14:01:43.371+01:00What a wonderful gift, and What a pretty tin. Its ...What a wonderful gift, and What a pretty tin. Its shape (with the depression in the lid) is very interesting.<br /><br />Where I live, the Amish women use pins to fasten their clothing.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-1076754902522741582016-06-13T08:55:12.504+01:002016-06-13T08:55:12.504+01:00I have a very old and battered tin too.I have a very old and battered tin too.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-68583942655002411872016-06-13T07:49:42.353+01:002016-06-13T07:49:42.353+01:00That little tin deserves to be well used, I love b...That little tin deserves to be well used, I love bright shiny new pins. I usually buy the ones with flat flower heads in bright colours so that I do not miss one and sew over it. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-40330844186852906332016-06-13T07:44:20.464+01:002016-06-13T07:44:20.464+01:00Ooh, you lucky lady! My Mother had one of those t...Ooh, you lucky lady! My Mother had one of those tins and the indentation in the lid was so useful when sewing - better even than a pin cushion.Frugally challengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222391810215537820noreply@blogger.com