When pinning your pieces
#2
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Join Date: May 2009
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Your usage of the terms "Up and down" vs. "straight across" confuse me.
Do you mean: When pinning units together for piecing do you pin perpendicular to your seam line or parallel to it.
If so...I pin perpendicular to my seam line. I can't imagine pinning parallel, unless you are hand piecing and even then that would be a bit cumbersome because you would have to remove the pin long before you get to that area for stitching. By pinning perpendicular to the seam line, especially when machine piecing I can stitch right up to my pin before removing it. In some cases I will stitch right over it if the placement is such that I am sure my needle won't hit the pin.
Do you mean: When pinning units together for piecing do you pin perpendicular to your seam line or parallel to it.
If so...I pin perpendicular to my seam line. I can't imagine pinning parallel, unless you are hand piecing and even then that would be a bit cumbersome because you would have to remove the pin long before you get to that area for stitching. By pinning perpendicular to the seam line, especially when machine piecing I can stitch right up to my pin before removing it. In some cases I will stitch right over it if the placement is such that I am sure my needle won't hit the pin.
#6
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I pin whichever way my machine likes in order to keep the two pieces together when sewing. In addition to the regular pinning - both sices of the seams, I also sometime put a long pin at the seam to keep the under seam going in the same direction as the feed dogs sometime twist it. The idea is to pin up/down; back/forth, sideways, or whatever to keep the seams matching.
Most of this kind of advise is based on what the person has found to work for them.
Most of this kind of advise is based on what the person has found to work for them.
#8
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,056
Boy am I confused. Could someone post a picture. I'm a visual learner. If someone can do this it sure would be a big help for me & I'm sure some others. I never gave much thought if there is a "proper" way to pin.
#9
These links may be helpful.
http://www.justsewolivia.com/2013/02/best-practices-pin-perpendicular-to-seam.html
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...t-way/page/all
http://www.justsewolivia.com/2013/02/best-practices-pin-perpendicular-to-seam.html
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...t-way/page/all
Last edited by ranger; 04-16-2013 at 06:45 AM.
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