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    Old 01-11-2013, 07:49 AM
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    I have the wonder clips they are great. Darn I never thought of bobbie pins!
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    Old 01-11-2013, 12:31 PM
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    Hi,

    I use the snap clips. Bought them when our WM had a fabric dept. and they came in a large package and were inexpensive. I have hundreds of them!
    The Wonder Clips tempt me, but my hair clips would be so lonely! LOL
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    Old 01-11-2013, 01:19 PM
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    I have the wonder clips & love them.
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    Old 01-12-2013, 08:34 AM
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    Unless you try other methods you will never know which one works the best. I want to use what is best for me to make the job easier and get better results. I like it when others post what is best for them. I try them all.

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    Old 01-12-2013, 08:55 AM
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    I don't use any clips, pins, nor anything which saves a ton of time. I've been using the ladder stitch which is invisible and nothing is needed to hold the binding in place while doing the ladder stitch. Over a year ago someone on this board told about it. Here is a tute: http://turningturning.com/tutorial-i...quilt-binding/ First it shows how it looked the old way she did binding and further down the page she shows the ladder stitch.
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    Old 01-12-2013, 08:59 AM
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    Originally Posted by Narda H.
    Dangit, I just bought Wonder Clips from Amazon! And I am a hairstylist also, you would have thought that would have dawned on me :}
    If you like the Wonder Clips half as much as I do, you won't regret buying them. I have used both clips and bobby pins, but these little red close pin like things are just wonderful!! Give them a try.


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    Old 01-12-2013, 09:54 AM
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    LivelyLady -- I used that stitch until my hands went bad. Now I have to do the binding on the machine since holding a needle for any lenght of time is no longer possible (sigh).

    I like using the glue to hold the binding before I sttch it. I have used the hair clips but hated the bend in the fabric -- I may try bobbie pins for a small project. Thnaks Nyelphaba
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    Old 01-12-2013, 10:05 AM
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    Never thought of using the bobbie pins -- and here I pin up my hair into a roll everyday with them, too! Thanks for the tip, I'm going to try that. The other clips bend the fabric and distort the line of sewing, so I wasn't too keen on those....the bobbie pins would work very well and I could sew right over them, too...thanks for sharing!
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    Old 01-12-2013, 06:23 PM
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    I have used snap clips but they can sometimes pop open or they don't always stay in place. I now use them when I need to hem pants...they hold the hem niceyl in place. Now that I have the little red Wonder clips, I wonder how I ever got along without them!
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    Old 01-12-2013, 09:25 PM
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    Snap clips for me when I hand stitch the binding down. But I love, love, love Wonder Clips when attaching binding.
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