Comments on: Avoided A Hairy Situation. Now Sewing At A Good Clip.

By: Indil

Indil — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:38:16 +0000

I need to try this O_O
I have the same problem too right now!

By: buzzlightyear

buzzlightyear — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:13:25 +0000

I’m impressed too. It’s effective, simple, and creative. Not to mention: Ms. “I-have-four-sewing-machines” up there has got four standard machines. For some brands you practically have to mail order.

By: Chass

Chass — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:21:35 +0000

I wouldn’t try this at home, but I do frequently use hair clips to hold fabric together instead of using pins.

By: Chris Hendrickx

Chris Hendrickx — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:01 +0000

They actually sell quilting clips that look just like this for holding the layers together. You take them out before they get jammed under the needle.

By: Old Curmudgeon

Old Curmudgeon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:54 +0000

Please tell me you don’t sew without proper eye protection, safety gloves, and other appropriate safety measures (keeping a fire extinguisher nearby, etc.).

The risks people take, sheesh. So many crazy kids these days who think that they’re immortal….

By: ruth carman-esser

ruth carman-esser — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:03:34 +0000

Well, actually, you pin perpendicular to the seam if you are using a standard seam allowance, whatever that may be for your type of sewing. When I sew clothes, it’s 5/8′s of an inch. When I’m quilting, it’s 1/4 of an inch. However, when I am pin-fitting a garment and I want to sew the seam more or less than the regular allowance, I pin exactly where I want the seam to be, with the pin running lengthwise on that specific seam-line. One of the great advantages to this is making specific changes on either side of a body that is not symmetrical.

By: dono1

dono1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:55:46 +0000

Approve? She’d be thrilled enough to know you remembered her name.

By: dono1

dono1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:54:35 +0000

That’s pretty cheap. I must be dealing with a high-presser salesman.

By: RusFixer

RusFixer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:10 +0000

This is cool, but few would appreciate. I take a note on this, just in case.

By: jimpem

jimpem — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:39:06 +0000

The kludge isn’t the pin, it’s the hair clip being used as a presser foot.