Do you sew over your pins?
#61
I pin a lot and I sew over them...try not to hit any but it happens and sometimes I have to get the pliers and yank it out....all my needles have knicks in them....I take my pin out after I sew.....I just buy new pins from time to time...was also taught in "Home Ec." it was okay to do this....and for the most part I miss the pins...been sewing this way for 30 years at least...what is the point in pinning if you take them out at the critical time?....never have had to have my machine serviced as of today.....knock on wood.....and I did take a timing class just incase.......call me crazy....:-)
#63
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I have a cheap Brother machine and very fine pins....so, I pin at corners (because I am very vain about my corners being tight and aligned!), and sew over the pin so the corner doesn't shift.
#64
I would rather baste than pin. Sew over them? Never!! Needles are too expensive and the repairman charges $25 to reset timing belt.
A few days ago I was digging in my grandmother's sewing basket and found her pins. Those things were more like small nails than pins...no wonder she taught me to baste everything. I couldn't even get one to push through the fabric.
A few days ago I was digging in my grandmother's sewing basket and found her pins. Those things were more like small nails than pins...no wonder she taught me to baste everything. I couldn't even get one to push through the fabric.
#65
never ever,but I very seldom pin anymore,except for borders,or if it is a challenging pattern.Like everyone else in Home Ec we were told to sew over them,and I always wondered how the machine always seemed to miss the pin,once I started quilting,teacher said to take them out.
#66
Originally Posted by Pzazz
My machine is a 35 yr old workhorse that came with a foot designed to sew over pins. If I am sewing clothing, I do run over the pins, but not if I am quilting....it can distort the seam slightly, and I don't need that. :)
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#68
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Originally Posted by cande
Or do you remove them wehn you get to them? I'm getting very lazy; my Mom would holler at me if she knew, lol. She was a very frugal lady and would scold me for dulling my needle, etc. I know I should change needles more often than I do but if they seem to be doing the job.... :?
#70
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Originally Posted by barnbum
I looked in Joanne's for finer pins, but didn't see them. Are they a special order item?
There may be other brands, but these are the ones that they carried recently.
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