Originally Posted by QBeth
Everyone is probably going to tell you the same thing.... DON'T sew over pins! It can damage the innards of your machine. That said, I do sew over pins on my 20 year old Pfaff but they're the very thin flower head pins and I go very slowly over them.
Now we'll see what everyone else has to say, huh? :-)
I agree with this. My machine isn't a Pfaff or 20 yrs old, and I do use long "thin" pins, and although you shouldn't sew over pins, I do. I go slow over them. I think that's the key. You wouldn't want to hit one going full out. You might put out an eye or something. Just be careful.