Pins and sewing machines
03-06-2009, 04:32 AM
#11
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Like most everyone else in Home Ec class I was told to sew over then I thought man what a smart machine to never hit a pin,but years later taking up sewing again I was told never to sew over pins,for all the reasons Patrice mentioned, most of the time I do not pin but when I do I remove the pins
03-06-2009, 06:16 AM
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I use to sew over the pins and break needles. Never had damage to the machine, but finally decided that I was buying too many needles, so now remove the pins. Once in a great while, I'll take it very slow and easy over the pin, but I usually chicken out and remove the pin before the needle gets too close.LOL
03-06-2009, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
we really shouldn't sew over our pins. it's dangerous. if you don't wear glasses anyway, then you should put on some safety glasses to protect your eyes in the even a needle breaks and that little tip goes flying. and if you've ever had to dig a bent pin out of the feed dogs, you'd know what a pain that can be. every time it happens to me i get knots in my stomach because i won't know whether or not i've done damage to the machine until i get the pin out and try sewing again. so far i've been lucky. one of these days, though, my luck is bound to run out. :lol:
now that i've said "shouldn't", i'll confess that i have yet to learn my lesson. i still sew over them. sometimes i'm sensible and pull them out as the foot gets close. mostly i risk wreck and ruin by leaving them in. when the day finally comes that i have to write a big fat check to the repair shop, i promise i won't ask for pity. :lol:
now that i've said "shouldn't", i'll confess that i have yet to learn my lesson. i still sew over them. sometimes i'm sensible and pull them out as the foot gets close. mostly i risk wreck and ruin by leaving them in. when the day finally comes that i have to write a big fat check to the repair shop, i promise i won't ask for pity. :lol:
and over the pins the needle hit a pin .The needle
broke and a piece of it bounced off my glasses.
I don't sew over pins anymore. I cringe to think of
what would have happened if not had glasses on.
I've also run over pins and had them jammed in the
feed dogs along with whatever I was sewing and that
is NOT fun trying to get it out without ruining the fabric.
Yes the repair shop bill will be hefty these days.
03-06-2009, 08:19 AM
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I used to sew over pins and never had any trouble beyond an occasional broken needle until one day when I hit one that messed up the timing on my machine (fortunately this was before I had the pricey computerized machine - it was the old workhorse). But it was expensive to have it serviced and a pain to be without it for a week, so I don't sew over pins anymore.
03-06-2009, 10:34 AM
#19
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I was taught to pin, pin, pin, for accuracy and to stop before you get to the pin and take it out. I use applique pins to pin, if you do happen to go over one, it doesn't seem to get hit with the needle, but there short and they can get loose and get caught in your feed dogs.
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