The little pins that came with these strips all bent with the first use. What else do you all use for these?

Go to a local fabric store or crafts store. Ask for T-pins and get bigger ones than what came with the strips. Good pins last about half as long as the strips.

I use binder clips from the office supply store.

Binder clips or those really big silver paper clips.

Rae

I get T-pins from the beauty supply store. Nice and strong.

Binder clip, just make sure it is all metal.