Clover Wonder Clips Pkg of 50, Red

These are great! Ive been sewing all my life and had never tried these. They havent completely replaced pins for me, but they definitely have made certain things much easier. I absolutely recommend them. Pros: Super easy to use and do not require that much hand dexterity. Doesnt pierce or distort the fabric. Cons: Somewhat heavy when using lighter fabrics. Still need pins for some of the more delicate work. Takes some getting used to.

I purchased a box of 50 from a local store and absolutely loved them. I used them to hold the binding on quilts and still do. They are fantastic, much better than pins. They hold without puckering the material! and if you machine bind your quilts, the markings on the clips (a little hard to see) do really help you not catch the binding on the front while stitching the binding on the back side of the quilt. Reason for 2 stars: I loved these so much I purchased an additional 50 pack box here on Amazon. When I started using them it was bad, bad, bad. About half of the clips broke on first use. The metal strip that hold the clip tight became loose making the clip useless. I was so disappointed! I can understand a few breaking but 50 percent is just unacceptable. I dont know if I just received a bad batch or the company has changed the metal they are using. Either way it makes me a little hesitant of ordering them again. Surprisingly I received an email from Amave (the seller) asking me how my shopping experience was. I explained what happened and told them that I didnt feel like it was their fault, they didnt manufacture them, which is why I hadnt contacted them. To my surprise they emailed me back and refunded the purchase price as they said they didnt feel like I should be out the money. WOW! great customer service!!!!

Sometimes you have to use pins but when I can get by without the pins, I love using these clips. No holes in the fabric.

The clips are sturdy and are ideal to use when hand binding quilts. I’ve purchased generic clips that end up breaking easily. This brand is quality!

Throw down for the 50 pack because these are so unbelievably handy, you will be using them everywhere. They are much quicker to use than pins and very strong and high quality. They dont have serrated teeth like some clamps, they have little concave dots on one side and convex divets on the other side. They really grab and stay put without damaging delicate fabrics. They are perfect for little areas that a pin would be too long for. The case they come in is a sturdy and secure clamshell plastic case. You couldnt find a better case if you purchased one separately. You will wonder where these have been all your life. These are made in Japan, not cheap China crap.

I really like these clips!! They wont replace my need for pins, but they fill a gap in the market. Sometimes, while working on a particular project, I have to put soooo many pins into certain parts of my project that it gets rather cumbersome and even dangerous. I cant even fathom a guess at how many times Ive stabbed and scratched myself with pins while dealing with this particular issue. I just used these clips on that project and it was such a breeze and I didnt have to stop working so I could get a tissue to ensure that I didnt get blood on the fabric! I cant wait to try these on PUL fabric (fabric that has been laminated on the wrong side so that it is waterproof; often used in diaper making) and also standard laminate fabrics (fabrics that have been laminated on the right side), since its advised that you dont put pins through those types of fabric. All-in-all, these are great and I will definitely buy more of them in the future. Like I said before, they wont replace pins but they sure help where pins are challenging to use.

I always resisted buying these clips because they were sooo expensive at the local fabric/sewing stores. Luckily Amazon has them for a fabulous price! I bought two packages initially and after using them to help sew bulky bags and purses I cant imagine how I could do without them! They are bar none the best sewing invention in years (since the rotary cutter)! I find I dont need or use them for basic quilt piecing because I am working with less layers and lighter cottons so the clip can weigh the pieces down and be a bit floppy. But these are must have items if you do any type of sewing construction where you are working with multiple layers or heavy fabric! They would be perfect for sewing denim jeans, etc. ever bend a pin or severely stick yourself trying to pin heavy fabrics? These make all of that unnecessary. I did just buy 2 more 50 piece boxes because Amazon has a lower price than the already low price they had a month ago. Stock up now before the price goes up. Why 4 stars? I found 6 dead clips in the first box of 50 I opened. I havent opened any of the others and I suspect I will find them in those boxes as well. Thats the reason I ultimately bought 4 boxes. I cant do without these.

A well made product by Clover. The 50 pack come in its own plastic box, unlike the ten pack. Like most of Clover products, they are made in Japan, function as they are supposed to and are durable. I have been using these to hold small quilting like projects together for about six months (bought the ten pack to try them, had to buy the big box I liked them so much), and they have never failed me. Not one has broken, lost tension or in anyway failed to perform as they were when new. I have even stepped on them and didnt damage them (not recommended to do, just an observation). The Wonder clips hold firmly and dont fall off when moving the project around, what more could one ask? I hate pinning; for me it is a skill that I havent achieved yet, and with the Wonder Clips I dont know if I will ever need to. The only problem I have had was using them to hold a hem on a pair of jeans, they held the way should but there wasnt enough clearance under the free arm of my sewing machine (Brother XR1300) and a few would get caught and fall off. Not the fault of the Wonder Clips or Brother, just the way it is. Dont hesitate to buy these!!

One pack of these works pretty well for holding binding on the edge of a baby or throw size quilt both for sewing the strip on and for rolling it over. Havent found that I use them over pins for piecing, though. They are faster to put on than pins, but I find that things shift a little when I take them off when piecing. I prefer to pin either far enough to the left that I dont have to remove them or remove them as they go under the front of the presser foot. Either way, nothing shifts.

Reading all the reviews I figured these clips would be a lifesaver. Well, I guess I was wrong. Heres my take on them: Pros - you cant stick yourself with a needle - they have markings for seam allowances Cons - they are bulky - they take up a lot of space when stored - you cannot sew over them as you can with pins if you place them perpendicular to your seam - they are a pain to take off close to your presser foot Oh, did I mention you cannot sew over them? Right. Seriously, I dont understand the hype around these things. Even at half price off they are way overpriced compared to regular sewing pins. You can get 100 pins of varying lengths, ballpoint, etc. for $5 easily. These cost 3 times as much when half-price off and dont get the job done as precisely as pins. I sew a lot with stretch and PUL fabric and they are worthless in that area. Plus, if you sew clothes or other items you usually mark your seamline anyway or you use the gauge on the maching; so there really is no need for the seam markings on the clips. Perhaps they are more useful than pins for quilters or people sewing with multiple thick layers, but for clothesmaking they certainly are not. ***UPDATE 09/25 Based on the comments on my review, it seems that I have hit a sensitive spot by even bringing up the fact that one could possibly sew over pins. Admittedly, I sometimes sew over pins, perpendicular to the seam-very slowly and with a larger stitch length. Is it the preferred course of action-no, but certain types of fabric do require it from time to time. (However, I certainly do not sew over pins with my serger.) Regardless of one sews over perependicular pins or not, these clips are still way overpriced. Perhaps quilters are happy with them and love them for their binding, nonethless, garment sewers who might use these only occassionally can get binder clips and get away much cheaper.