![]() ![]() Dull, bent or corroded (really old) needles damage our fabric and test our patience. The extra-sharp category also exists for special needs. Needless to say it should be clean and sharp. Points – This is the business end of the pin. If you’re planning on ironing over your pins it’s a good idea to verify their heat resistance before using them. Each provides specific advantages so pick the one that best suits your needs. We have tiny metal heads, plastic heads, glass heads, and flat heads. That’s the handle that allows us to effectively manipulate the pins. Pin heads – The pin heads are very important. ![]() For appliqué, on the other hand, we can (and should) get away with shorter pins. If we’re pinning several layers of fabric together as in quilting or pinning large seam allowances we’ll need to use longer pins. If our pins are buckling as we insert them though, it’s probably a sign that we need to go to a heavier shaft. Size – As with sewing machine needles, we should always use the finest needle possible to be the least intrusive with our fine fabrics. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind: And because of that importance we need to make sure we always use best style and size needle for each unique application. In fact they are just as elemental to what we do as scissors and needles and threads. They’re necessary to almost everything we do in all genres of sewing. ![]() Yes, pins can be a “pain” but we really can’t do without them either. And when we do find that pin cushion we’ve been looking for, we see it’s loaded with an almost indecipherable array of pin types and sizes (and the search continues). You know, the one that’s hidden in that quilt top that we’re folding (but is now in our finger) or perhaps the one that we dropped earlier in the day and is now lodged in our favorite pair of socks (that we’re still wearing) or maybe the one we forget to remove and hit with our sewing machine needle (that breaks). What do we think of when the topic of straight pins comes to the fore? Usually we think of those sharp little devils that find us when we’re not looking for them. ![]()
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