Small binding clips--do you use them?
02-26-2011, 03:43 PM
#183
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You can use old hairclips that way if you wash them well. But new hair clips work well without washing and they are inexpensive and they won't stick you and cause you to bleed all over the quilt!
Originally Posted by annpryor
I don't have any and won't buy any. They look like the old hair clips to me.
02-26-2011, 03:46 PM
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I was just remembering that when the principal at my high school brought me my first computer, I told him I would never use it. Within two weeks, I had bought one for my house and had bought a gradebook program for all the people in my department. Don't be so quick, biscuitqueen! What if you had refused to taste lemon pie, or strawberry jam or chocolate cake?
Originally Posted by dixiechunk
If someone gave you a bunch for free would you try them?
Originally Posted by biscuitqueen
I have never seen them, nor would I try them.
02-26-2011, 03:50 PM
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I have the best binding clips and it is my favorite tool. I use the clip bind system by Martelli. It is fairly new to the market. But, let me tell you that I love it. It is easy to use, refillable and the thread never, never gets tangle up in it. I can do corners so much easier and I have really been please with my mitered corners. It holds the binding in place no matter how much you are messing with your quilt. It is easy to transport with you. Refills are very reasonable. I don't have to tire my hands holding the binding tight. I tend to put my clips pretty close together just for that reason. Below is a website that reviews the system. I have other Martelli products and it is a great company.
http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4455
This is the first time I have put anything on the message board, but I am very much a promoter for this product.
http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4455
This is the first time I have put anything on the message board, but I am very much a promoter for this product.
02-26-2011, 04:30 PM
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I have used these clips for 10 plus years and love them. No longer am I being stuck by straight pins when I am sewing the binding down by hand to the back. Kelela
Does anyone use the little binding clips that kind of look like hair barrettes? You use them to hold your binding in place while you blind stitch.
Clips
http://www.connectingthreads.com/Too...ng__Hem_Clips_(30_ct)__D80347.HTML
Does anyone use the little binding clips that kind of look like hair barrettes? You use them to hold your binding in place while you blind stitch.
Clips
http://www.connectingthreads.com/Too...ng__Hem_Clips_(30_ct)__D80347.HTML
02-26-2011, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by luckylindy333
I used some binder clips last time instead of so many pins that always end up sticking me. Maybe that is why they are called binder clips? :):):)
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