In Tuesday's Treasure Hunt column I wrote about three little pin cushions I keep around.
One was made by my grandmother, the other was a gift and the third was picked up at an antique shop here in Spokane.

I asked readers to share their memories of favorite sewing tools. Sheila Jacobson sent a note about her mother's darning needle:

Cheryl,
I remember my Mother darning socks by the hour when I was growing up.I had 3 brothers, so there were a lot of socks.
We also had a Siamese cat (Mac Duff) who loved to eat wool if you were so foolhardy as to leave an article of clothing on the floor or the bed. And socks and scarves, bathrobes and mittens were all wool back in the 50's and early
60's.
Anyway, she always used a black darning egg.
It had its own handle and was a shiny black lacquer. My mother died of cancer when I was in
my 20's; and I never got to take any mementos of her life.

I mentioned the darning egg one time to my sweet Aunt (Mom's sister,) and she gave me her darning egg which was a duplicate of the one my Mother had.
I could pretty much guarantee that it has been 40 years since I darned anything, but I still have that darning egg.
When I look at it, I remember my Mother darning away and I remember my Aunt.
It's a twofer.
Sheila Jacobson