Knitting Needles etc.

this question is pretty self explanatory.

stick pins or quilting pins… same thing, different length.

ETA… dress maker pins DO NOT have balls on top.

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1. Kara Says:
   February 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm

   pins
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2. It's just me Says:
   February 3rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm

   stick pins or quilting pins… same thing, different length.

   ETA… dress maker pins DO NOT have balls on top.
   References :

3. awesomegourds Says:
   February 3rd, 2010 at 1:45 pm

   they are also called dress makers pins
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4. kay Says:
   February 3rd, 2010 at 1:59 pm

   Are you talking about the color coding a needle manufacturer like Schmetz puts on its needles to help distinguish point style? See the blue band on the first needle here — that’s a very sharp point Schmetz calls microtex: http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/17206792

   Or are you talking about ball-headed pins, which are conventionally done with either plastic or glass heads? See: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3830/a-pin-for-every-purpose

   (btw, pins don’t have eyes — a place to insert thread for sewing; needles do. That’s the major difference.)
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   50 years of sewing

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