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10-30-2010, 10:59 AM
#41
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 110
I LOVE my Martelli Rotary cutter and their mats. The Cutter is ergonomic and blade has been used for a year (almost daily) and still isn't dull. Their mats NEVER warp and you can bend them and stand on them and they don't break (not that anyone does that, but they don't warp from heat or sun and don't seem to get threads caught it the mat like some other mats.
10-30-2010, 11:40 AM
#42
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PUYALLUP, WA.
Posts: 46
hi everyone, i hope someone can help me out there. i'm looking for long-arm quilting service to get a couple of quilts quilted. i also need the binding put on. i have bad arthritis in both hands with surgery on both and i just can't hand stitch a large quilt.would appreciate any help. thanks and everyone have a great week-end.
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10-30-2010, 02:22 PM
#43
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lebanon, Oregon
Posts: 1,409
[quote=Cathysews]Martelli is an Ergonomic cutter and it is supposed to be easier for Arthritics. I have a niece with MS who really loves it .. makes it much easier for her to cut.
I do love my Martelli rotary cutter! Yes, it's more comfortable to use than my Fiskara rotary cutter!
I do love my Martelli rotary cutter! Yes, it's more comfortable to use than my Fiskara rotary cutter!
10-30-2010, 04:51 PM
#45
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
Originally Posted by stevendebbie25
I love the quilt in your 'name photo', what pattern is this? Any special ruler needed? :thumbup:
I use a Fiskars ergonomic rotary cutter. It works so well for my damaged thumb, that I have never tried another. (I cut a tendon in it as a kid.)
10-30-2010, 05:36 PM
#47
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Fairbank, IA
Posts: 7
Gadgets can be costly. I sometimes start a "wish" list and if I can wait for when 'on sale" or can find a coupon for 40% off. Now through the holidays Hobby Lobby runs them regularly. And you can print them on line. Jo-Ann Fabrics do the same.
10-30-2010, 05:46 PM
#49
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
Originally Posted by stevendebbie25
Does this Martelli have a 'handle' sideways instead of like a pizza cutter? I think I've seen one, never tried it. Would it benefit arthritis or difficulties? I've had 5 surgeries on R, 3 on L, and the scar tissue is building to act like arthritis now, so I like ergonomic tools, even in the garden. I've never seen them at the local stores, I'll have to search the internet for one. let me know how it works for problem hands, harder or easier?
http://www.martellinotions.com/productvideos.asp
Just scroll down to the rotary cutter video. It keeps the wrist in a neutral position so is ergonomically more correct. A lot of people with arthritis, etc. find it easier to use. It does take a little getting used to, but I like it. You may be able to order it online cheaper on eBay.
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