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#22
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Hartford, Mo
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I buy the speical pins from the LQS that you can sew over or iron over; once in a while if I go too fast a needle with break. But chances are I needed to change that needle anyhow, after sewing with it that much.
Smaller areas pinned, I will slow down and carefully go over the group of pins.
Smaller areas pinned, I will slow down and carefully go over the group of pins.
#23
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 5,572
All day, every day. Yes, I've broken a few needles over the years but the stability I feel is provided by having the pins in the piece until I have sewn it far outweighs a few broken needles. I guess I've been lucky that there's been no machine damage regardless of machine used.
#25
Originally Posted by blueangel
I try to always take them out as I go.
#27
Originally Posted by klc
No. I've broken too many needles and bent too many pins when I do. I now take the pins out just before I get to them.
#29
There are flat head pins that can carefully be sewn over. The round tipped ones are a no-no. The round tipped ones come in different sizes of heads. the bigger the ball the worse they are. Even when I use the flat head pins, some are flowers some are buttons, I try to remove them as I get to them.
#30
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Camarillo, California
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Sometimes. But If I do, I go much slower over the pin. I usually pull them first. I have some really fine pins that almost bend too easily, if I do hit them with my machine needle, the needle doesn't break.
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