Pin Making Timeline

Thorns were used as “pins” for securing cloth.

5000 BC
27 BC

The Romans use fancy heads pins made of Bronze.

The anglo saxons pins, differenced by the head and the shaft.

476
793

The vikings used dress pins for fastening cloaks.

The utilitzation of straight pin to distinguish social class.

1000
1200

The wound wire headed pins become popular.

The french pins industry were the most important in Europe.

1300
1400

Start of wire redrawing, when metal die was invented.

The end of pin making in monasteries.

1534
1600

The manufacture of pins by hand had 18 operations.

Gloucester and Bristol center of the pin industry development.

1626
1760

Laigle in the french Normandie is the principal pin making area.

The first book about pins published by M de Reaumur.

1761
1776

“Division of labor” in Wealth of Nations with pin-making.

Lemuel Wright patents the first successful pin machine.

1824
1840

The pin manufacturing capital in the world was Birmingham.

The industrial revolution the start of automatic manufacturing.

1845
1850

From workshops to factories, from artisans to systems.

Pedro Folch Torne builds Folch Pin Factory.

1924
1926

Folch registers brand names Jabali and San Jorge.

Folch buys a BÜNDGENS M.05 machine in Aachen

1960
1960

Folch starts quenching and tempering steel pins.

Folch starts building its own pins mahines.

1962
1980

Jordi Folch Marti Becomes the Company CEO.

Folch produces stainless steel pins.

1980
1997

Folch’s first corporate website.

Folch buys a JOUSHEN machine.

1998
1999

First Handarbeit & Hobby fair in Cologne

Folch starts of manufacture dipped head and plastic head pins.

2005
2007

Soho Prospecting develops ours first FOLCH Shop online.

Jordi Folch Marti retires. The new CEO is Josep M. Folch.

2010
2011

Folch launches Pins Art brand and collections.

Folch acquires high-efficiency packing equipment.

2015
2024

Folch 100th Anniversary

New production of Tape measures and Thimbles

2025
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AFD2265 Color dome Assorted

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With a large colourful 1.70mm head and only 22mm in length our COLOR DOME pins are ideal for all Applique and Sequin Craft projects.
Available in 12 colours so colour combinations with your Sequins of choice are only restricted by your imagination
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Description

Jabali Pins

Our range of COLOR DOME pins is ideal for all your Applique and Sequin craft projects. This pin was invented and developed by the exprets in our Engineering team at Folch and are manufactured at our factory here in Spain.
Each pin measures 22mm in lenght with a stem diameter of 0.65 mm, the result is a short but robust pin with good resistance to bending.
The colourful head on these pin will really make your finished item stand out by comparison with other regular pins. The head is larger than you would normally find on a pin of this size, again, this was developed by our Engineering team to ensure that the maximum amount of colour was visible and at 1.70mm it greatly assist with the handling of pins by users across all age groups ans ability.
Currently there are 13 head colours available giving and almost endless choice of Head and Sequin colour combinations.
The colour chart is available as PDF download in our cataogue section.
Click on our Pin Art link at the left of this page to see some examples that can be achieved with our exciting COLOR DOME pins.

Color dome pins
Folch 's Code system description

Crafted with Pride by Folch in Europe

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Total Length
22 mm
Wire Material
Mild Steel
Shaft Diameter
0.65 mm
Head Shape
Color Dome
Color Head
Assorted
Head Diameter
1.70mm
Head Material
Coloured Steel
Surface Finish Plated
Nickel plated
Point Features
Highly Smooth
Bending Resistance
65%
Applications
Appliqué, Patchwork & Quilting
Crafts
Pins Art
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