Why use flower head pins?
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
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What/why press with pins in? I use both.....flowers primarily on longarm...pinning to leaders..lay flat......and if I decide to do a stack n whack.....not!...once was enough! My pin cushions have yellow glass headed pins in them....
#24
I wouldn't be ironing over pins much when quilting, but for other sewing projects I do quite a bit. For hems, pinning binding on small areas, etc. I don't like using glue on something that won't be washed like a wallet or purse.
#25
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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There are flower head pins from several sources. I use the ones from Clover because they have a very slim shank, are so sharp,and CAN be pressed because they are not plastic apparently. A bit more expensive, but so worth it!
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
#26
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 187
Agree with different brands/different experiences. I have two sets, and am beginning to discard anything that won't go through the fabric on the first try. I'm pretty sure the Clovers I have are the good ones. I've also got some Fonz & Porter (bought with a 50% coupon--won't pay their full prices! Why is F&P stuff so expensive) and they're pretty good. Dritz--not so much.
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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I started using the flat head pins as soon as I found them. Since they lay flat against the fabric, I get way less distortion as I pin. Patterns come out more accurate for me, and when I am sewing, they are easier to grab as I go (since I never sew over them) because of the extra length. I do not use them for applique though. I use Elmer's or starch for that.
#28
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Thank you Jan, I did not know they made them that could be ironed. Gotta go shopping again! Lol!
#30
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
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The blue clover flower pins are absolutely the best. They cost more but they are so worth it. They are very sharp and thin - did I say how much I love 'em?
i started using flower pins to save my husband's feet! For some reason if I dropped a pin he ALWAYS was the one to find it (ouch!). I can see these.....
i started using flower pins to save my husband's feet! For some reason if I dropped a pin he ALWAYS was the one to find it (ouch!). I can see these.....
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