wearing saftey pins

Old 01-03-2012, 02:20 AM
  #1  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
raedar63's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 3,712
Default wearing saftey pins

I was working on taking apart my grandmas old aprons to make something with them today and every single apron had saftey pins on them. I never used to think anything about it when I was little and would see farmwives I knew wearing a saftey pin on their clothing . I just wondered if anyone knew why this used to be common for the women to wear a saftey pin? A few of the saftey pins on grandmas aprons were black not rusted black but made black. I have never seen black safteypins and thought they were neat.
raedar63 is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 03:47 AM
  #2  
Super Member
 
alleyoop1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,355
Default

Maybe your grandmother didn't like the tie around her neck so she pinned the front of the apron onto the bodice of her dress. I don't like the tie on my Thanksgiving apron so usually I just let the front flop down inside the bottom. Must remember safety pins next T-day!
alleyoop1 is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 03:51 AM
  #3  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
raedar63's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 3,712
Default

they weren't the kind that tied for the most part they were snap,zip or button up sleevless smocks I guess some would call them . I also remembering her and some other "older"women having a saftey pin on their blouse or housedress.
raedar63 is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 04:30 AM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: metuchen,nj
Posts: 553
Default

I do that, it's easier to keep track of them while cleaning and come across one. Then I transfer them to my key ring so that I know where to find them and have them when necessary when "out and about."
mummadee is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 05:06 AM
  #5  
Member
 
Julia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fort Smith AR
Posts: 68
Default

Its for static electricity
Julia is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 05:25 AM
  #6  
Senior Member
 
lenette's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Posts: 504
Default

Static Electricity!!! Wow! I need to start wearing a safety pin! We learn such good stuff on this board!
lenette is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 05:27 AM
  #7  
Super Member
 
raptureready's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 5,142
Default

Mom always had safety pins on her apron or on her everyday clothes. The reason??? Well, she took them off clothes going into the laundry, had them at the ready when needed, and other than that I really don't know I just know they were there. Grandma had them too. I think it was a "just in case" sort of thing. I also remember mom putting them on clothes coming off the line that needed mending. Those went into a separate pile by her chair so that she could mend them at the end of the day.
raptureready is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 08:52 AM
  #8  
Super Member
 
ShowMama's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 1,027
Default

My mother usually had a safety pin or two on her everyday shirts too, and now I find that I'm doing the same thing! Usually it's because I come across one somewhere, like in a kitchen drawer, and pin it to my shirt so I can take it to the proper place when I've finished whatever task I'm working on. But then I forget and the pin just stays on my shirt. I like to try and keep safety pins in box in my dresser, so I'll be able to find one when I need it, but sometimes I have to go in the closet and find that shirt...
ShowMama is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 11:03 AM
  #9  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,813
Default

Maybe it was to hang reading glasses on when not in use. Instead of having them attached to the thing around your neck.
yngldy is offline  
Old 01-03-2012, 10:12 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
auniqueview's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ft. Myers, Fl
Posts: 582
Default

Static? If anyone tries that, let me know, lol. WHen I lived up north, all winter long it was one shock after another. I used to joke that I needed a chain around my ankle to drag on the ground like the trucks did.
auniqueview is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
retiredteacher09
Pictures
15
07-31-2016 06:34 AM
Old hen
Main
64
12-28-2012 05:21 PM
craftybear
Links and Resources
1
01-03-2011 08:06 PM
Gennynut
Main
6
02-03-2010 08:11 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter