@katrinalashmar: This tomato and strawberry pin cushion is a classic sewing tool that was most likely introduced in during the Victorian Era. According to folklore, placing a tomato on the mantel of a new house guaranteed prosperity and repelled evil spirits (perhaps an offering to the Goddess of Nightshade?). But when tomatoes were out of season or hard to come by, families would improvised with a little red fabric filled with sand or sawdust. The little fabric orbs eventually evolved into pin cushions and now we still have a little piece of victorian WITCHCRAFT in our homes today 🥰🍓🍅 #tomatopincushion #victorianpincushion #victoriantomato #pincushion #sewingtips #sewingadvice #sewingnotions