Nammie to 7

How aggravating!! I have some pins my grandkids got when they were in a sewing class -- I keep them separate from my pins --- they might be ok for a beginner but not when you want a sharp pin!

Sewnoma

I hate dull pins with a passion. They offend me. I don't even TRY to salvage them, I immediately put them in my "sharps" tub and they get recycled along with all my dull and broken machine needles and dull rotary blades. Same with pins that have burs. Although if I had a whole box that was bad I'd bother to return them. (assuming they were a recent buy..bummer for you, AngeliaMaria!)

Life is too short to waste on dull pins.

Jan in VA

It's quite possible these have rusted, but you aren't likely to know it. Look closely at the shaft of the pins; if you see little "bumps", pits, "spots" then they are likely reacting to too much humidity and there doesn't seem to be much you can do for it. Normally Clover flower head pins are so incredibly sharp and fine. I use a wool pin cushion in which the lanolin helps to keep them sharp and clean, but it doesn't seem to help the several OLD packs of these pins I had saved from my shop when it closed many years ago.

Jan in VA

Jeanne S

Interesting I always thought pins would dull over time like rotary blades not nearly as fast of course . I think you got duds.

bearisgray

You could still try to contact the distributor of them and let them know there are some bad ones oit there.

pocoellie

I agree with others, you got a bad batch and I would return them.

quiltingbuddy

Yes you can use the little emery (strawberry) in my case. I've used it on pins and it works great, but I don't know on a bad batch. I agree yours sounds like a bad batch.

Geri B

Sound dull to me too.....each year when I go to our county fair, I " beg" a handful of just sheered lamb's wool from an exhibitor....great way to keep pins sharp...the lanolin..........

Donnamarie

Bad batch. That happened to me before, just go to the store the let them know. I'm sure they will replace them because the will just return the dull pins to the manufacturer. Good luck.

michelleoc

Sounds like a bad batch. Mine get dull AFTER having been used awhile.