My can't quilt without tool.
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My can't quilt without tool.
I love to hand quilt, but I hate pulling the needle out. So one day I glanced at my jewelry making tools,and said, hey! I know what I can use to make this easier, and it has. My round needle nose pliers. Now I can load 8-9 stitches and not worry about trying to pull it out. It has made my quilting faster and easier. But I see I need to add more tape to the nose's to not damage to needle.
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I push the needle as far as I can with a thimble and use a piece of a latex glove to grip the needle and pull it through. Like Tartan said the elastic from broccoli would work too. You just need the "grippyness" of the rubber.
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I have a pair of forceps like a doctor uses to stitch up a patient. I don't remember where I got them but it was through a quilt contact. They do come in handy sometimes. They are much smaller and lighter weight than your pliers but what ever works.
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