Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
This is my experience as well. Since I'm one of those bad people that sew over pins, I break them frequently enough (but not that often) that breakage replacement is usually frequently enough for me.
NJ Quilter, buy some 0.4 thick glass head pins by Clover with blue and yellow transparent heads. You will rarely hit them, and when it does happen, they are so thin they'll bend and not break your needle. Make sure you see .4 on the package because their .5 pins look identical but aren't as thin. These pins also cause less fabric distortion. They're awesome!