I like the silk pins - I believe the brand is Clover. I also like the flat head pins with the various shapes like flowers. used to buy the yellow glass head pins but got tired of so many not having any points on them. Also, used to get "dress maker pins" but compared to the silk pins they are like using crow bars. Usually buy my pins when they are either on sale or when I need "something" to go over a limit to get free shipping.