Do you sew over your pins?
01-09-2010, 01:48 AM
#34
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i admit that i sew over pins.
however, i also advise against it. i've had to dig more than one pin out of the guts of my bobbin case. :roll:
it's hard to sit and sew for hours when you are constantly having to kick yourself for forgetting to take them out as the needle approaches. :hunf:
however, i also advise against it. i've had to dig more than one pin out of the guts of my bobbin case. :roll:
it's hard to sit and sew for hours when you are constantly having to kick yourself for forgetting to take them out as the needle approaches. :hunf:
01-09-2010, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I try really hard not to. The problem is not just breaking the needle but potentially throwing the timing off on your machine. Recently, someone wrote about using a much finer pin that does not get in the way and can be sewn over. Don't know anything about those.
01-09-2010, 03:48 AM
#36
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Originally Posted by martha jo
I did years ago before computerized machines but never now.
With my old Viking mechanical machine - I could sew over anything. That was a "moose" and even at top speed was not really fast and the needle went through anything that could fit under the presser foot. My new (to me) Pffafs with that IDT that I love so much will happily start over the pin and promptly hit it whether it is a fine pin or a fat pin.
If I have a pin in a critical spot that I need to hold together, I will put the machine in the needle down position, sew carefully right up to the pin and then when I stop, the needle is down - so I can remove my pin and go merrily on my way.
01-09-2010, 05:04 AM
#38
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NO! I hate a broken needle and it never comes at a good time or worse yet its the last one. Learned that lesson before and not owning a car its not like I could jump out to get a new one. So.. pull your pins young one! pull those pins. Mother was right.
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