tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post5069288389818195049..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Brooch or Pin? We Need Your Help! Giveaway Too!Kristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-10743106845013000152012-10-16T02:14:25.004-04:002012-10-16T02:14:25.004-04:00Your knitting sample look great! I've never re...Your knitting sample look great! I've never really quite got my knitting skills from my mom and it really took so much time, and picking up knitting means dropping something else I love! So I just stop but you're tempting me to try again! :) Knitting Needle Sizeshttp://www.yarnbazaar.com/knitting-needle-sizes.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-15201411953230605342012-10-10T13:46:33.234-04:002012-10-10T13:46:33.234-04:00i would call it a brooch but i think it would get ...i would call it a brooch but i think it would get more hits as a pin.Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851819627750022788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-81758565295823208882012-10-08T17:07:43.910-04:002012-10-08T17:07:43.910-04:00I go with pin but truly would call it an emblishme...I go with pin but truly would call it an emblishment. Just me...Sharon themadknitternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-7141696259013596112012-10-08T08:33:41.373-04:002012-10-08T08:33:41.373-04:00Brooch because pin has so many other meanings, lik...Brooch because pin has so many other meanings, like safety pin, straight pin, pin on pinterest, etc. <br /><br />And I love the sheep photos a bit farther down the blog . . .<br /><br />teresaknitsTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806552987162578522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-86966655979553459172012-10-06T14:50:47.683-04:002012-10-06T14:50:47.683-04:00Whoops sorry -double post and forgot my Rav ID: et...Whoops sorry -double post and forgot my Rav ID: ettennAjaschipfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722620456707399255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-73350422249914678772012-10-06T14:47:54.412-04:002012-10-06T14:47:54.412-04:00Oooohhh Brooch! To me (as has been stated) it give...Oooohhh Brooch! To me (as has been stated) it gives it more importance! A pin you buy and wear-a brooch you make or buy and treasure-even pass on to your children :)<br />Have a happy sunflower day! ( mine froze this Thursday )jaschipfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722620456707399255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-25434170753077468712012-10-06T14:45:12.946-04:002012-10-06T14:45:12.946-04:00Oooohhh Brooch! To me (as has been stated) it give...Oooohhh Brooch! To me (as has been stated) it gives it more importance! A pin you buy and wear-a brooch you make or buy and treasure-even pass on to your children :)<br />Have a happy sunflower day! ( mine froze this Thursday )jaschipfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722620456707399255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-43401707680017351562012-10-05T21:24:13.838-04:002012-10-05T21:24:13.838-04:00I would go with brooch but as someone said earlier...I would go with brooch but as someone said earlier, you really can't go wrong with either pin or brooch. Either way your flowers are fun!<br /><br />tjfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767028004292737573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-62141904648176635692012-10-05T18:49:06.386-04:002012-10-05T18:49:06.386-04:00I'm a transplanted Midwesterner who understand...I'm a transplanted Midwesterner who understands both terms and thinks the picture is most important! The terms overlap but create different feelings. A pin is more practical, can include little buttons with sayings on them, while a brooch is of greater consequence. Grandma wore a brooch when she dressed up. The good news: you can't make a wrong decision here.Maureenodoogan@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-162479924436544802012-10-05T18:35:06.712-04:002012-10-05T18:35:06.712-04:00To me, the pin behind it (that attaches to the gar...To me, the pin behind it (that attaches to the garment) is a pin and the whole is a brooch. Lovely by any name!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067124894170381153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-40043620556136111162012-10-05T15:51:11.615-04:002012-10-05T15:51:11.615-04:00A pin connotes something simpler. I would call you...A pin connotes something simpler. I would call your lovely felted flowers a broochKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170980934860563170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-66115266107079659102012-10-05T15:47:44.852-04:002012-10-05T15:47:44.852-04:00I think I have to go with pin. Although someone sa...I think I have to go with pin. Although someone said embellishment, which I also think is applicable. When I hear brooch, I picture an old piece of jewelry with lots of gems on it. Madeleine Abright has a wonderful book about the pins she wears...and some of them are quite large. It's called Read My Pins.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709238951232605086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-33361419685382624292012-10-05T15:30:06.294-04:002012-10-05T15:30:06.294-04:00Can't believe that no one seems to have said t...Can't believe that no one seems to have said this yet, but...I am glad you broached this subject! ;)<br /><br />OK, that's out of the way. I agree with Robin V. "I refer to the ornamental items in my jewelry box as 'pins' - but I would know what you meant if you refered to a 'brooch' - to me, they are interchangeable." I would say that brooch is a word I read, and pin is the word I use. Finally, if it makes any difference, I am from Oregon, as was my mother (b. 1925) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-47734169240313551202012-10-05T15:12:53.007-04:002012-10-05T15:12:53.007-04:00I create beaded flowers and call them brooches. A ...I create beaded flowers and call them brooches. A brooch harkens back to the days when a lady never left the house without one on her shoulder.Cindy in (un) Happy Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365008061139611969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-8952402045121931662012-10-05T15:04:50.546-04:002012-10-05T15:04:50.546-04:00I'm American and to me its a brooch. A pin is ...I'm American and to me its a brooch. A pin is metal and a brooch can be many different things.<br />I am SO enjoying your blog,<br /><br />lisa j<br /><br />lisaj on ravelryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-35340926167606079082012-10-05T13:48:55.939-04:002012-10-05T13:48:55.939-04:00Over 50 Brooch, under a pin, but for me I think yo...Over 50 Brooch, under a pin, but for me I think you should use both with a "/" between the two words<br /><br /><br />Fracksmom on RavelryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-59092512949656320462012-10-05T13:11:01.780-04:002012-10-05T13:11:01.780-04:00it's a corsage!
bjjiminy@aol.com (Barb)it's a corsage!<br /><br />bjjiminy@aol.com (Barb)Barb Rechtfertignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-23960824273888148822012-10-05T11:30:37.321-04:002012-10-05T11:30:37.321-04:00Hi Kristin,
To me, a brooch is a fancier or more ...Hi Kristin,<br /><br />To me, a brooch is a fancier or more expensive (jewels, precious metals) piece of jewelry while a pin is a more whimsical, less expensive piece. <br /><br />I make some jewelry for friends and have run into the same "names" problem.<br /><br />For example, I call my felt and beaded Saint Lucia wreath a "pin" but I also call my engraved lapel gold piece a "brooch."<br /><br />Good Luck with your choice!<br /><br />Humbledaisy (my Ravelry name)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650810685784200834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-64550194635039346632012-10-05T11:21:38.264-04:002012-10-05T11:21:38.264-04:00I'd call it a "Pin". Brooch has alw...I'd call it a "Pin". Brooch has always meant jewelry to me. A Pin is an accessory.p2jwhatley@cybermesa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-88238935380948824142012-10-05T11:19:19.181-04:002012-10-05T11:19:19.181-04:00Call it a brooch! Pin is so common. Brooch is a mu...Call it a brooch! Pin is so common. Brooch is a much more elegant word and fits your creations well. <br />flgirl1987 AT yahoo DOT comDenisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-22734829851900440082012-10-05T11:16:37.657-04:002012-10-05T11:16:37.657-04:00Definitely a brooch. Which is (ahem) An ornament f...Definitely a brooch. Which is (ahem) An ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch.<br /><br />Also, something this unique deserves a ump up in the label category. Well done there, Kristin.Kate Ghttp://www.okaykate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-84339543963645467222012-10-05T11:14:41.422-04:002012-10-05T11:14:41.422-04:00Brooch, definately!
Cpmigda@aol.comBrooch, definately!<br /><br />Cpmigda@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-25041020743673206532012-10-05T11:12:58.346-04:002012-10-05T11:12:58.346-04:00They're blooming beautiful brooches (or beauti...They're blooming beautiful brooches (or beautiful blooming brooches) depending upon where you live.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196653195663598922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-82792262298360474012012-10-05T10:54:23.432-04:002012-10-05T10:54:23.432-04:00Love it but I like either pin or brooch although I...Love it but I like either pin or brooch although I think brooch as being something old looking . Linda Geriglindag1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458840816897501571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-30039327863459298622012-10-05T10:46:51.623-04:002012-10-05T10:46:51.623-04:00I would call it a brooch. I looked up the definit...I would call it a brooch. I looked up the definition and found "an ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin or clasp". One on the synonyms was "breastpin". Yikes! I think we'll skip that one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609344484056126156noreply@blogger.com