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bj riley 08-23-2011 04:36 AM

Do you sew over them?

dakotamaid 08-23-2011 04:37 AM

It depends on the sewing machine, some will and some won't. Often it is how fast you are sewing also. Some machine sensors are better than others.

Karen's Kreations 08-23-2011 04:37 AM

I prefer to pull them out as I get to them. Sometimes I sew over them, epecially at a seam.

klc 08-23-2011 04:38 AM

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.

nanna-up-north 08-23-2011 04:40 AM

I take them out most of the time..... same reason.


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.


blueangel 08-23-2011 04:49 AM

I try to always take them out as I go.

Susie Quilter 08-23-2011 05:09 AM

I hate to admit it, but yes I have been known to sew over my pins.

donnajean 08-23-2011 05:16 AM

I have some very fine silk pins that I use if I really don't want a joint to move. I sew very slowly as I do this. Otherwise, I pull pins just before the area gets to the needle.

Connie1948 08-23-2011 05:35 AM

I never sew over them. A long time ago I had to take a machine in for repair. It was out of time due to sewing over pins. Another time after I broke a needle I had to replace my needle plate due to a bur forming from the broken needle hitting it at an angle. The bur kept shredding my thread!

Caroline S 08-23-2011 05:36 AM

Never. It is easier to remove the pins as I stitch than replace a machine needle.


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