pincushions
Sewing needle holders
Pincushions are small, stuffed cushions used to hold pins and needles when sewing.
The classic form is a fabric-covered ball or square filled with batting, though tomato-shaped versions are ubiquitous.
Figuratively, someone who feels like a pincushion has been stuck repeatedly—by needles during medical procedures, or by criticism.
Slender pointed instruments
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- velvetThick-pile textile
stuffing · emery · wrist · tomato · sewing · tailoring · haberdashery · needlework
Spiny desert plant
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- pottedIn a container
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
drought-tolerant · houseplant · succulent · terrarium · propagation · offshoots · plump · ornamental
needles
Slender pointed instruments
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
velvet · stuffing · emery · wrist · tomato · sewing · tailoring · haberdashery · needlework · dressmaking
cactus
Spiny desert plant
windowsill · drought-tolerant · houseplant · succulent · terrarium · propagation · offshoots · plump · ornamental
protea
South African flowering shrub
- perennialRecurring each year
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
garden · florist · bouquet · cutting · stamens · spherical · nectar · wildflower · dried
- sewing circleneedlework, hand sewing, quilting bees, members, weekly meetings
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
pincushionsarmor plates
Defensive metal coverings
steel sheets · bulletproof vests · concrete blocks · glass panes · ceramic tiles
- tomato pincushionPadded needle storage shaped like produce