You know the old saying they don't make things the way they used to. Well it really applies here. I used to get glass head pins that were perfect! Long, sharp, strong, and white heads that were not to big or rather not to small either, I could see easily. I have been trying to find good pins but have not found any now days that I would recommend. The yellow head quilters pins the heads pull off, the glass head pins are light weight and hard to see the heads are very small, the rest are too short. I wish I could find my quilters pins. I think that the shop I bought them from ordered them from Cloitelde (?) not good at spelling I will be watching this thread to see what others say.