Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Arts and Crafts/Pin Trading/5/en

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2. Define the following terms:

a. Button
A design placed over a metal shell and covered with a clear plastic cover. The metal or plastic back has a safetyclasp or a straight pin. Buttons can be round, oval, square, rectangular, or diamond shaped, and come indifferent sizes. They are also known as mylar buttons or celluloid buttons.
b. Clutch
A device for gripping or attaching things together. Pin backs are called clutches, and are made of metal or rubber.
c. Etiquette
Proper conduct or behavior that is socially acceptable for specific situations, such as pin trading.
d. Lanyard
A cord that hangs around the neck which can be used for displaying pins.
e. Pin
A small design (about 1-2"), usually made of metal, with some type of a clutch or clasp in the back used to attach it to clothing or other items. Pins can also be made of plastic, rubber, or other materials, and come inmany shapes and sizes. Some pins are handmade. Pins are sometimes called lapel pins or trading pins.
f. Venue
The location where an event or action, such as pin trading, takes place.

3. Identify the two most common types of pin backs, and demonstrate or describe how to safely attach and remove them.

Butterfly or Military Clutch

  • To attach: Carefully align the hole on the bottom of the clutch with the point of the pin, pinch “wings” together, and push clutch straight down.
  • To remove: Pinch butterfly “wings” together and pull clutch straight off of the pin.

Rubber Clutch

  • To attach: Carefully align the hole on the bottom of the clutch with the point of the pin and push clutch straight down, twisting if needed.
  • To remove: Grasp the “handle” of the clutch and pull while twisting back and forth until it comes off of the pin.