bearisgray

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

galvestonangel

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.

lalaland

I sew over my pins but I only use the silk pins with the balls on the end.

Quilting Grandma

I own a computerized Janome and would never sew over pins. Why take chances?

Kas

I sewed a thin flower headed pin right down into my bobbin case, too! Freaked me out! I did have to take the machine in because my thread started breaking after that. Thankfully it was $15 part and my labor was covered under the extended warranty. Whew. Much more careful now.

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.....

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.

Gerbie

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!!!

doxieloverred

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

doxieloverred

I'm left handed so this is the way I ALWAYS pin. But you must be luckier than I am cuz I've certainly hit pins this way!