Weezy Rider

Since glues and good glue sticks are now common, I don't sew over pins much any more.

I used to BASTE over pins on the Pfaff 1471,75, and 2170. If you have ever sewn lycra skating outfits or swimwear, you can understand why. Once seam was basted, I'd use the serger.

CanoePam

My Bernina 440 sews over pins pretty well <grin>. My older 1031 did also. I think the Berninas with the oscillating bobbins (the ones with the 5.5 stitch width maximum) are more robust in that area than the oscillating bobbin systems used on the other Bernina machines.

Pam

cathyre

I have a Bernina technician in the family , and I would get a wrap on the knuckles I sewed over pins
all he says if he had a dollar for every machine he has fixed because of sewing over pin he would be a millionaire .
Not a good idea with any machine . ( and he fixes all brands of machine ).

Sewnoma

I think you're right - I'm pretty sure I've even seen vintage sewing machine manuals that instruct you to sew over pins.

I am in the habit of NOT doing that, though, ever since I broke a needle doing that as a teenager - thankfully I was being good and wearing my glasses because I heard the broken-off needle tip go "click!" against my lens when it broke! Yikes!

I use clover clips and glue now anyway, about 90% of the time. I bleed a lot less that way! LOL

ctrysass2012

My Bernina 710 is going in for its 1st check up in Oct. I have a cert. for 1st maint. check free but on the cert. it says the value is $195.

Cari-in-Oly

The hinged presser foot on all machines today was invented for sewing over pins and seams.

Cari

carolynjo

Had I not been wearing glasses when a broken pin flew toward my eye, I probably would have lost the sight in that eye. I really check for pins and try not ever to sew over them again. Whew!

annette1952

I would never intentionally sew over a pin. I have done it by accident a few times not knowing the pins were there but never knowingly. I was always afraid to try it

maviskw

I was given those instructions when I bought my Singer 301A in 1956. Sewed over a gazillion pins. Once in a while hit one, and once hit it square in the middle; the needle went right through the pin. The machine was none the worse for wear. Still works like a charm.

Carol34446

When I learned to sew almost 60 years ago, sewing over pins was common and done all the time. Of course all machines were mechanical back then. Today I try and be careful and not sew over pins, and as I have a brother SQ9000 I do a lot of sewing on because of the stitches AND lack of room to have more than one machine set up.