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Quick tip for removing all of your straight pins at once

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Quick tip for removing all of your straight pins at once

Quick tip for removing all of your straight pins at once

Denise from DIY Crush shows a quick tip for removing all of your straight pins at once, or at least all of the straight pins down a long straight seam.  This is so smart!  I think this would be particularly helpful on projects like a curtain or table runner, where the seams feel like they’re a mile long and you use a lot of pins.  Taking them out one by one is kind of a drag, but her method would have them all out in one fell swoop.

Click below to see her trick:

How To Take Out Straight Pins All At Once, by DIY Crush

[photo from DIY Crush]

Comments

  1. You should never sew over pins. It messes up your needle. Also the needle could hit a pin and break. Please vet your “tips” before posting.

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