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#11
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 453
Our last Christmas guild party we had a gift exchange. Everyone showed what they received and the person giving the figt could tell a little about it if it as unique. One long time quilter (wins awards and writes patterns) gave a big box of pins, and explained that we should throw out all our old pins every year! Not sure I can adhere to that, but it does make sense that they get dull and bent, etc. So I have started throwing out a pin if it doesn't perform on the first try! Not a lot of them, but it does cut down on frustration by not trying to use that same old, dull, bent pin over and over again! I use the long pins with the yellow heads, never invested in the silk ones, but have used a friends and they are great.
#16
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 3,252
The key for me is to look for the ones that say thin! I found some thin ones with the white glass heads and now I don't know the brand. They glide through the fabric like butter and so no distortion when matching seams. Just ordered more from Amazon and hope I chose the right ones by looking for the thin description.
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,812
Here's the guide I have printed and saved. I look for sharp, rustproof pins. They last longer. I made it a habit to glide my thumb and index finger down the pin to the point to check for rust before I put it into the fabric. Those of course get tossed.
http://www.joann.com/on/demandware.s...tPinsGuide.pdf
http://www.joann.com/on/demandware.s...tPinsGuide.pdf
#19
I have some glass head pins that the pin heads are red or white. They are very sharp, last a long time, and stay sharp. They do bend if you stress them too much.
Unfortunately, there is nothing on the case to indicate the manufacturer - but I do know they weren't Clover. They may have been H. A. Kidd. I'm not sure if this link will work.....
http://www.hakidd.com/inprdet.asp?le...ductID=3063103
Unfortunately, there is nothing on the case to indicate the manufacturer - but I do know they weren't Clover. They may have been H. A. Kidd. I'm not sure if this link will work.....
http://www.hakidd.com/inprdet.asp?le...ductID=3063103
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