Magic Pins. Anyone Using Them? How Do You Like Them?
 

Magic Pins are from Taylors Seville (link here http://www.taylorseville.com/magic-pins.html). They are straight pins with silicone ends that you can iron over.

I was just curious if anyone has been using them and how you like them. I'd like to hear a review before I buy any.

Jenny Doan used them on her latest (or the one before) video. It's a great idea but I have never had a problem with glass head pins. They look like they might be easier to grasp.

I love mine

I think they are great. Much easier to grasp

I like the fact that you can iron over them but mine seem too thick. I'm not wild about them.

I guess I don't understand why you would want to iron over your pins, seems like it would be "setting" the pin holes into the fabric, could scratch the face of your iron, and would also "set" the pin distortion into the fabric?????

I was gifted a box and I very seldom use them. I don’t iron over my pins so this is not what I want. If there is an upside it is they are easier to grasp. I especially like the ones I have that look like flat buttons with 4 little holes in them and have accidentally ironed over them with no issue. Just my opinion.

I like them, you can pull them out as you are sewing with just a fingernail inserted into one of the tiny grooves in the head.

They have an extra fine pin which might suit me. I like and use the glass head pins which are very thin. You can iron over them as they are glass. If I needed new pins, I might consider the extra thin ones. Depends upon the price. As we all now there is always a new mouse trap out there. To each their own.

I use glass head long thin straight pins. I'm not much on gimmicks when what I have works well for me.

Looks like they would be more ergonomically friendly than traditional pins.

Setting that aside ... are there really any benefits to the silicone ends vs. glass,
being that you can iron over both without creating a meltdown????

Answers, please!

Easier to pick up because they're grippy.

Have them (the light blue ones) and love them. I agree with SusieQOH they’re so easy to grip especially as you’re sewing through a well-pinned project.

I was thinking the same. I don't remember the last time I needed to iron over pins and I have glass head pins I can use.

Also the longer head to grip/grasp instead of the pinball dot!

I have the thin ones (aqua) and love using them. I do a lot of hand work and they are easy to use, easy to find if you drop one.

I did buy the purple ones first and don't care for them. They are thicker and heavier.

I don't iron over pins either but it's worth the cost to use with hand work, binding, applique, etc. They'd be a great stocking stuffer for a quilter.

Oh - I think I'd love the extra long ones for when I'm pinning tops on the LA (I float them). I prefer my flower head ones for mounting the quilt as they lay flat.

The only time I've needed to iron over pins is when making clothing and needing to set a crease before sewing, like when hemming.

I have not used them, but several of my quilting friends with hand issues have been using them since they first came out. They seem to really like them. I literally have hundreds of the white glass head pins that work well for me.

I use the ones that look like buttons and use them all the time assembling fused applique pieces.

I got a package of the yellow for applique. The package stated for applique. I needleturn hand applique so I thought I would try them. I ones I got were too thick for applique and not very sharp. I was disappointed in the product. And no, I don't use them. In the trash. This is only my experience with Magic Pins. Quite pricey too.

I won five packages, one of each color, in a blog give away I used the orange colored silk ones a couple of days ago and they are excellent, very thin and sharp. I do like how easy they are to pick up. I don't use pins that much so probably will give the other ones to guild for door prizes.

I do like them , But they bend easy .

If you make a "Stack 'n' Whack", you need to cut through fabric which has many pins in it to hold the pattern in order. The ruler is placed over the pins and the cut is made. Many cuts are made over the pins. Glass head pins don't work well here.

Thanks for all the replies. I've decided that I do need these for some sewing projects. They will come in handy when I'm ironing straps for bags that I make.

Irish, I would definitely recommend them for the reason you gave.

I love the ones I have. I think they are probably aqua and the are long, sharp, thin and easy to grasp.

Nor would these magic pins be desirable for this procedure as they would leave it too lumpy.

You would need the long flat headed pins to cut through all the layers without distortion.

Thanks, QuiltE. I didn't really know how lumpy those "Magic" pin are. I assumed they would be flat.

MavisKW ... I really don't know, other than looking at it on the web.
Just from the photos they look bumpy to me .....

My favorite pins are Clover Patchwork Extra Fine. They have glass heads and are very fine. When matching seams I can use on on each side. Occasionally I will even sew over them. I order them from Amazon and always have extra boxes on hand because everyone I show them to wants some.

I love, love mine. Wish I could afford all the different sizes