matching seams!!! forked pins
05-04-2010, 11:53 AM
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The forked pins are very long and fine, really good for piecing. A good friend uses these all the time and loves them. She gave me a box, and I liked them for a while, but found that they break very easily. Then you're left with lots of single pins that have no head to hold onto. I personally prefer to use the regular quilting pins.
05-04-2010, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by katier825
They do look pretty good. I've seen them, but have been putting off getting them because they are about $10 for 35 or so pins...plus shipping because I can't find them locally. Someday I'll find them at the same shop I'm ordering fabric from and get them at that time.
05-04-2010, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Marjpf
Originally Posted by katier825
They do look pretty good. I've seen them, but have been putting off getting them because they are about $10 for 35 or so pins...plus shipping because I can't find them locally. Someday I'll find them at the same shop I'm ordering fabric from and get them at that time.
I just saw them in my local Joann's for the first time today. I might try them sometime with a coupon, but won't pay $10 for 35 pins.
05-05-2010, 05:14 AM
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I use the fork pins 'all of the time'. They are very fine steel so you can "slowly" sew over them. I teach Basic Quilting at a LQS and these fork pins are one of my 'required tools'. Using these pins, my beginning students have perfectly matched seams and perfect points in their very first block.
Yes, they are pricey! However, the results are worth the price. The secret to using these is to insert them into the fabric at an angle, then gently push down on the end of the pin to get the other ends back up through the fabric.
Use the same concept that we have always used---vertical pin through the points or seams to be matched, then stradle the vertical pin with the fork pin. I insert the fork pin(s) on either side of the exact point that I want to stitch, this gives me a guide of the exact place I want the sewing machine needle to enter the fabric to make the points match. Sew slowly over the pins.
Yes, they are pricey! However, the results are worth the price. The secret to using these is to insert them into the fabric at an angle, then gently push down on the end of the pin to get the other ends back up through the fabric.
Use the same concept that we have always used---vertical pin through the points or seams to be matched, then stradle the vertical pin with the fork pin. I insert the fork pin(s) on either side of the exact point that I want to stitch, this gives me a guide of the exact place I want the sewing machine needle to enter the fabric to make the points match. Sew slowly over the pins.
05-05-2010, 05:20 AM
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jhittle has the forked pins for $6.63. Unfortunately, you have to purchase some other items to make the $6.70 shipping fee pay for itself. I usually wait and purchase $100 worth of Have To's and get free shipping. The $6.70 shipping is all you pay, no matter how much you get..up to $100. I always find supplies I want and need everytime I go there.
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