Originally Posted by PatriceJ
we really shouldn't sew over our pins. it's dangerous. if you don't wear glasses anyway, then you should put on some safety glasses to protect your eyes in the even a needle breaks and that little tip goes flying. and if you've ever had to dig a bent pin out of the feed dogs, you'd know what a pain that can be. every time it happens to me i get knots in my stomach because i won't know whether or not i've done damage to the machine until i get the pin out and try sewing again. so far i've been lucky. one of these days, though, my luck is bound to run out. :lol:
now that i've said "shouldn't", i'll confess that i have yet to learn my lesson. i still sew over them. sometimes i'm sensible and pull them out as the foot gets close. mostly i risk wreck and ruin by leaving them in. when the day finally comes that i have to write a big fat check to the repair shop, i promise i won't ask for pity. :lol:
OMG~This has happened to me. While sewing away
and over the pins the needle hit a pin .The needle
broke and a piece of it bounced off my glasses.
I don't sew over pins anymore. I cringe to think of
what would have happened if not had glasses on.
I've also run over pins and had them jammed in the
feed dogs along with whatever I was sewing and that
is NOT fun trying to get it out without ruining the fabric.
Yes the repair shop bill will be hefty these days.