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I tend to remove my pins just as I come to them. However, sometimes I miss one or two and then sometimes when I do sew over them I break my needle, I have a Bernina 180 so I would say do NOT sew over your pins.
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I always remove the pins - when I had my old kenmore, I think I would sometimes sew over pins but now I have 2 babylock computerized machines and I don't want to take that chance
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I did in the past, and bent a few pins. Now I stop and take them out. I worry that something will hit me in the eyes.
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When I learned to sew in home economics(a hundred years ago lol), we were TAUGHT to sew over pins. I believe the Singer machines at that time even advertised, "will sew over pins". In recent years it has become a NO NO, and I have heard it can harm the machine.
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Originally Posted by sewmuchmore
I keep a magnet in a cup, gule on and place my pins in.
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I was told that also.
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I have a Brother machine...and I hate to change the needle so I never sew over pins..learned the hard way.
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Originally Posted by sheilainoz
I actually was told I couldnt/shouldnt use interfacing as backing on my embroidery because it would damage the machine .. funny cause its also a sewing machine so how come I can use it in collars and such but not with embroidery.. Me thinks there is a lot of myths going around :)
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this is what i do..when i get really close to the pin..i slow down and since i have a bernina i use needle down position and as i get there i quickly pull the pin out,,if i stop thats ok..the needle is down and i wont lose my place...
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I would not sew over the pins, voice of experience, I sewed over pins until I hit one and it ruined my bobbin case. I don't sew over them any longer. I also have a Janome.
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If a pin is hit at full speed, one of several things will happen:
1) Nothing unusual 2) Bend or break the pin - and pieces may be hard to find 3) Dull or bend the needle 4) Break the needle - and pieces can fly in your face or get in the guts of your machine |
I have an older computerized Janome and I occasionally sew over pins with no problems (usually because I didn't see them). I didn't know anything about the timing thing, I just thought it might break my needle.
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I sew over my pins but I only use the silk pins with the balls on the end.
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I own a computerized Janome and would never sew over pins. Why take chances?
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
the "official" answer is that we shouldn't sew over pins. even if your machine can take the lickin', hitting a pin can damage or break a needle. and, as somebody already pointed out, it's a serious safety hazard.
i'll give you three guesses who sews over her pins anyway. and she has two fancy shmancy machines. i'll give you three more guesses who has gotten very good at digging bent pins out of the bobbin area. three more to figure out who has knots in her stomach every time - wondering if this will be the time she has to take the baby into the shop. :roll: :lol: |
Ladies and Gents! If you pin your stuff from the fabric side towards the raw edge-(left to right instead of raw edge to fabric) you will NEVER have a problem. Don't ask me how or why this works but it does. I have been pin-ing this way for years and never had a problem..... give it a try.....
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I have looked at every pin out there. The only one thin enough to be safe sewing over (most of the time) is the blue flower one by Clover. There are several Clover pins of various colors. The only one safe because it's the thinnest is the BLUE.
I have a new Brother sewing/embroidery machine. Now there have been times when my needle has struck one of the pins. Usually the needle glances off of it, but every now and then the needle will actually bend the pin. I remove the pins most of the time when I get to them. But have "runover" them often too. |
Please DON'T sew over pins, not only is it hard on the machine, it dulls and normally eventually breaks the needle and can be dangerous. If the pin gets hit just right it could break and cause it to fly right out of the material. I have had needles to break and fly all over, finding parts of the needle some time later. Please don't mess up your machine but sewing over pins. No matter what they say the machine can do. I always slow down and take my pins out when I get to them while sewing. Be careful!!!
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I borrowed my mother's back-up Viking and paid a $100 repair bill cuz I threw the timing off when I hit a pin. That being said, I know it's not good to do it but occasionally I still do it in tricky situations with my Janome. I've broken needles doing it too so you'd think I'd learn...LOL
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Originally Posted by borntoquilt
Ladies and Gents! If you pin your stuff from the fabric side towards the raw edge-(left to right instead of raw edge to fabric) you will NEVER have a problem. Don't ask me how or why this works but it does. I have been pin-ing this way for years and never had a problem..... give it a try.....
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i would never sew over a pin it can damage your machine
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I remove the pins, if I pin at all. God bless. Penny
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Guess I should explain...(the left to right (raw edge) pin-ing.) The "TIP" of my pin is NOT in the seam allowance so the needle doesn't come in contact with the pin. I use a 1/4 seam allowance so you can get the tip really close to the raw edge without it being IN the line of fire. I learned this years ago from a college level quilting professor. Use whatever method works for you.... ta ta !!!
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I never sew over pins-I have a magnetic "pin catcher" which just sits in the space to the right of the needle (don't know what that space is called-maybe the throat)and as I approach a pin, I remove it with my right hand and just let it drop on that pin catcher. I don't even have to stop sewing once I get my rhythm going. They are sort of like a flexible frig magnet some people give printed with their business card, only larger to fit in that open space on the machine. I have had it for years and it a great help.
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Sounds like something someone should market...
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I THINK I bought it at Joann's several years ago. It sticks to my machine with adhesive backing so it can't slip while working. It measures about 2 3/4 x 4 3/4 and is called "pin catcher" a magnitized pin cushion. You may still be able to get them on line.
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Thankx, next time I'm in JoAnn's I'll look for you...great.
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Actually, going today (IF I can tear myself away from this computer!!) But you are a little far away! See you in spirit though! I'll check while there for you-but sometimes they have more stuff on-line, and since their notions wall is 50% off, it might be pretty picked-over. We'll see.
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If you sew over a pin with a computerized machine it will screw up the adjustments of the computer. My machine repair shop states that after a computerized machine is adjusted, set it up and leave it. Every time you move it, it will shift some of the computer adjustments. When I want to sew over a pin, I stitch just up to the pin and use the handwheel to jump over it. If the needle will hit it, you can make adjustments before it dulls the needle or worse.
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Originally Posted by QBeth
Everyone is probably going to tell you the same thing.... DON'T sew over pins! It can damage the innards of your machine. That said, I do sew over pins on my 20 year old Pfaff but they're the very thin flower head pins and I go very slowly over them.
Now we'll see what everyone else has to say, huh? :-) |
A couple of people have told me that the computer in a sewing machine can be messed up by anything magnetic that is too close to the motor. Anybody know anything about that?
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I do know that when I was sewing next to my microwave in the kitchen I got one heck of a jolt from the motor of my old Singer sewing machine. I saw the electrical shock...it was very blue. Computers next to a motor may cause the same kind of reaction.
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Originally Posted by TheresaP.
I have looked at every pin out there. The only one thin enough to be safe sewing over (most of the time) is the blue flower one by Clover. There are several Clover pins of various colors. The only one safe because it's the thinnest is the BLUE.
I have a new Brother sewing/embroidery machine. Now there have been times when my needle has struck one of the pins. Usually the needle glances off of it, but every now and then the needle will actually bend the pin. I remove the pins most of the time when I get to them. But have "runover" them often too. |
TheresaP That is what I have been told also.
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My Bernina is 26 years old and I always sew over pins - but carefully!
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Granny B - What older Bernina do you have? I've got an old 830 (which I LOVE!) and a Nova (next step down from the 830!) Both are over 30 years old and still going strong. I, too sew over pins but slow down or take them out before I get there. My DH laughs @ me cause I have 2 speeds for sewing) OFF and full blast....
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Yes, they are so thin that they do bend easily. But their thinness is why I think of them as the only pins I dare sew over.
I've often thought that perhaps it would be good for me to have stock in the Clover company. At the rate that I keep throwing hopelessly bent pins away and buying new ones, I've spent a good amount of hard-earned cash on them............ |
Originally Posted by sidmona
I stopped sewing over pins when the needle hit one and sent a piece of the needle flying into my face.
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So if your machine is over 20 years old or you only use certain pins if a pin breaks and flies into your eye it won't put it out? Sorry but it sounds like that is what some are saying.
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Never sew over the pins. Bends your neeedles which can also bend the shaft in which the needle sits. Also you can break the needle and have it fly into many valuable places--your eye, or your machine. Nuff said!
Pin parallel to the seam, if not possible, pull out the pins as you get to them |
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