Pin Identification - Help?

I found two really neat looking pins in som fabric I got and I would like to
buy mo
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...&.dnm=b3a7.jpg
anybody ever seen anything like this and where I can get them?
Could they possibly be some kind of jewelry finding?
Thanks!
Mickie

Hullo Mickie
It did look as though it could be some kind of brooch pin. Perhaps, as
you suggested, some jewellery-making site might have them?
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I found two really neat looking pins in som fabric I got and I would like to
buy mo
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...&.dnm=b3a7.jpg
anybody ever seen anything like this and where I can get them?
Could they possibly be some kind of jewelry finding?
Thanks!
Mickie



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pat on the hill

Mickie, I think I've seen pins like that before. I think it may have been
at Michaels.

Lorraine

"..Mickie Swall.." wrote in message
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I found two really neat looking pins in som fabric I got and I would like
to
buy mo

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...&.dnm=b3a7.jpg
anybody ever seen anything like this and where I can get them?
Could they possibly be some kind of jewelry finding?
Thanks!
Mickie

Hi Mickie,

They are used in jewelry making, I have gotten them at lapidary/bead-type
shops, so you can undoubtedly get them at Michael's/Hobby Lobby Seems like
they're called "eye pins"

Becky

Hmm... shouldn't the pins used in jewelry applications be flexible &
bendable? (I know my yellow-headed quilting pins bend very easily).
I tried to close the eye on one of them and it snapped off - very much
like a needle breaks - so it seems the metal is more brittle than
your usual pins.
I will just have to ask the lady that gave me the fabric it came on.
She is on vacation now, so I'll just have to be patient I guess. ;o)
Thanks!
Mickie

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Hi Mickie,

They are used in jewelry making, I have gotten them at lapidary/bead-type
shops, so you can undoubtedly get them at Michael's/Hobby Lobby Seems like
they're called "eye pins"

Becky

Hullo Mickie
The one on which I was basing my opinion of their origin was rigid. The
'hook' that it went into had an open side so that it did not need to
bend.
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In article , ..Mickie Swall..
writes
Hmm... shouldn't the pins used in jewelry applications be flexible &
bendable? (I know my yellow-headed quilting pins bend very easily).
I tried to close the eye on one of them and it snapped off - very much
like a needle breaks - so it seems the metal is more brittle than
your usual pins.
I will just have to ask the lady that gave me the fabric it came on.
She is on vacation now, so I'll just have to be patient I guess. ;o)
Thanks!
Mickie
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pat on the hill

you know...i do make jewelry, and these are unlike any eye pins I've ever seen.
Mainly that eye pins for jewelry making do not have a point at the end and are quite
a bit bigger than that. These look like the old fashioned applique pins my grandma
has.
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"Becky" bbkelher@remove spamaculink.net wrote in message
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Hi Mickie,

They are used in jewelry making, I have gotten them at lapidary/bead-type
shops, so you can undoubtedly get them at Michael's/Hobby Lobby Seems like
they're called "eye pins"

Becky

Howdy!
Mickie, googledy-googledy-goo:
http://www.conniefox.com/Education/W...Variations.htm

F-i-l is a (hobby) jewelry maker; I've seen these around
his shop for years. Some are more flexible, some less.

Ragmop/Sandy
"..Mickie Swall.." wrote in message
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Hmm... shouldn't the pins used in jewelry applications be flexible &
bendable? (I know my yellow-headed quilting pins bend very easily).
I tried to close the eye on one of them and it snapped off - very much
like a needle breaks - so it seems the metal is more brittle than
your usual pins.
I will just have to ask the lady that gave me the fabric it came on.
She is on vacation now, so I'll just have to be patient I guess. ;o)
Thanks!
Mickie

"Becky" bbkelher@remove spamaculink.net wrote in message
...
Hi Mickie,

They are used in jewelry making, I have gotten them at
lapidary/bead-type
shops, so you can undoubtedly get them at Michael's/Hobby Lobby Seems
like
they're called "eye pins"

Becky

...Mickie Swall.. wrote:
I found two really neat looking pins in som fabric I got and I would like to

I found these with google.

http://spacetrader.com.au/product_in...oducts_id/1517

these are towards the middle of the page, called upholstery pins (I
actually do have some of these, much longer than the ones you have

http://www.beaconfabric.com/vindex.html?cat147.htm

I also found some on jewelry craft sites, but mostly silver and gold and
priced accordingly..

HTH,

Judie in Penfield

It's an eye pin, but they're not usually sharp enough to go through fabric.

Charlie.

"..Mickie Swall.." wrote in message
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I found two really neat looking pins in som fabric I got and I would like
to
buy mo

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...&.dnm=b3a7.jpg
anybody ever seen anything like this and where I can get them?
Could they possibly be some kind of jewelry finding?
Thanks!
Mickie




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