Here is a bit more on the two-pin pattern pinning method -- # One below.
I just remembered one additional thing on the two pin method. The second pin is bent a little bit before pinning. After pinning in and out of the fabric, over the pin, and in the fabric again, twist it so the 'hump' is up (over the first pin), and both the pin point and head are pushed into the fabric. This is so there is nothing sticking up for the threads to catch on.
I remember being surprised at the deliberate bending of two pins for every point the pattern was pinned down.
Alice in Oregon
At 08:36 PM 7/25/2004, you wrote:
During the various classes I've had over the years, I've been shown two ways of pinning down a pattern that have not been mentioned here.
The first method takes two pins. The first pin is pushed through the pattern into the pillow -- halfway down. Then the top half is bent over so the head is on the cloth pillow cover. The second pin is put perpendicularly to the first with it dipping into and out of the cover on one side of the first pin, then over the pin, and into the cloth cover on the other side of the pin. The second pin keeps the first pin from being able to lift up. A pattern pinned with 4-6-8 of these pin duos will not lift.
Method two takes one pin but needs a slightly flexible pillow cover. Dip the point of the pin in and out of the pillow cover right next to the pattern, and then pin in the edge of the pattern, pushed all the way down. Do this all around the pattern. Thus the pattern is caught under a little fold of the pillow fabric and will keep the pattern from being able to lift.
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