What is a Biscornu used for?

seditas

He visto de muy pequeños con un cordon y atados a las tijeras sirven para encontrarlas rapidamente

ddevalco

They come in many different sizes.  So some of them are great for pincushions.  In the finishing process, you can sew a ribbon into your seam so it can hang as an ornament.  Like so many other things in stitching, they are meant to be pretty and bring pleasure.  A bowl full them is beautiful.  Just like we frame and hang large stitched pieces on the wall, the small ones are for display on a corner table, in a hutch, etc.

PinsAndNeedles

I love anything that is tiny in scale. I'm more likely to finish it :D

tuzik88

Thank you so much this is very useful!

Jully

Biscornu - it's just cute handy stuff for needlework or embroidery. All needles are in one place, at hand. Moreover, embroidered biscorna pleases the eye. At me, the truth, the cat drags needles from this biscornu.

Theevilcarot

Such pretty designs.

NorseArcher

i like that biscornus are a different way to finish a xs piece other than to frame it

Purplenymph

I never knew this Thankyou everyone its been a great lesson for me. :)

mardy

When I take off my wedding rings at night I put them on a biscornu on my bedside table

xxstitcher

I've mostly seen them used as decorative pincushions/ornaments