How Do I Keep a Lapel Pin From Falling Off?

officerripley

officerripley

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I've got a lapel pin with a back like this one:

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The last time I tried wearing it on a blouse made of lightweight fabric, the pin came out of the round "keeper" thing on the back and fell off and was lost. So I ordered another one and wonder if yall have any suggestions about how to keep it from falling off. (I know there are things you can buy to keep it permanently on a cap or uniform or whatever, but I like to wear it on different blouses.)

I googled it and only suggestion I saw was to take the insulation off a thin electrical wire and put it on the pin to fatten it up enough so it won't be so inclined to fall off. Any other ideas? (Thanks.)
 

officerripley said:
I've got a lapel pin with a back like this one:

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The last time I tried wearing it on a blouse made of lightweight fabric, the pin came out of the round "keeper" thing on the back and fell off and was lost. So I ordered another one and wonder if yall have any suggestions about how to keep it from falling off. (I know there are things you can buy to keep it permanently on a cap or uniform or whatever, but I like to wear it on different blouses.)

I googled it and only suggestion I saw was to take the insulation off a thin electrical wire and put it on the pin to fatten it up enough so it won't be so inclined to fall off. Any other ideas? (Thanks.)
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@officerripley

Do you have any other lapel pins that you could interchange the "back" with? I wonder if a back from a
pierced earring would fit tighter (if you have pierced ears .. or could purchase a cheapie pair).

Maybe someone else has a more practical tip.
 
Pinky said:
I wonder if a back from a
pierced earring would fit tighter (if you have pierced ears .. or could purchase a cheapie pair).
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There’re also packages of cheap plastic backings available.

Posted at the same time as @Kika That’s the idea. They may have them in a dollar store too.
 
Try using a pencil eraser for the backer. The backer you show wasn't one I liked to use in uniform because they kept coming off. There are other types of backers that, for lack of a better description, that you "pinch" when you put it on the pin. You might find them at uniform stores.

UPDATE: Just looked at Hollydolly's link, they are called Butterfly pins. They work really well.
 
Lilac said:
Try using a pencil eraser for the backer. The backer you show wasn't one I liked to use in uniform because they kept coming off. There are other types of backers that, for lack of a better description, that you "pinch" when you put it on the pin. You might find them at uniform stores.

UPDATE: Just looked at Hollydolly's link, they are called Butterfly pins. They work really well.
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Another great idea, thanks!
 
Kika said:
Great idea. Amazon has a lot of them really inexpensive. Here is one that might work.
https://a.co/dWHO2wa
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Thanks to all with the great ideas. I went ahead and bought the earring backs like these and they seem to be working great; the plastic seems to kind of "mold" itself around and grab onto the pin and really stays until I tug it off.

Thanks again, you all! :)
 

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