Cohana Pincushion of Otaro Kiriko ~ Yellow Book HHN displaying your fine needlework

displaying your fine needlework

Soie d’Alger

18/36 - 20 1/2" x 15 3/8"

This sampler can be stitched on Aida

Cohana Pincushion of Otaro Kiriko ~ Yellow Book HHN displaying your fine needleworkCut glass made in Otaru, the production area of glass crafts, is combined with a felt ball made of Hokkaido wool to create this pincushion. Kiriko, the name of the cut glass, within the plump shape conjures an image of flower petals. The glass head pins are made in Hiroshima, an area famous for its needle production. The pins pass smoothly through fabric. Fukagawa Glass Kogei was established in Fukagawa ku, Tokyo in 1964. They twice lost their factory