Quilting Gloves
#81
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 180
Please, please do try Machingers. They fit just like a second skin (though a second skin with nice slip-minimizing fingertips). I frequently forget I have mine on when I'm sewing and am surprised when I notice them on my hands when I get up to get a drink of water or whatever, that's how well they fit. Not bulky or clumsy in any way. I think a S/M would work best for most hands.
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#82
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Newberg, OR
Posts: 1,911
Originally Posted by MiMi in Lutz
Originally Posted by catrancher
Originally Posted by Candace
I use the cheapo ones from Joannes (Fons and Porter) They're great. They help grip the fabric while machine quilting and assist in controlling the movement of the sandwich.
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/machingers.htm
I love mine. Only the finger tips are rubber, and the rest is some sort of net-like cloth. They breathe and they are comfortable. Check the fit though. I used this chart, and mine fit perfectly.
#83
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Westerville, Ohio
Posts: 711
I have a pair of the heavier ones that are like winter gloves and they are way too thick and bulky. I just bought myself a pair of the Fons & Porter ones, and I love them. I can still feel everything and it is so much easier to move the fabric with them.
#89
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Eden, Utah; originally NY
Posts: 357
I use latex-P (powdered) gloves from the pharmacy. They come in various sizes (I use a small), and I think I paid about $5 or $6 for a box of 50. I always hand-quilt, and have had some problems (like hand-quilting a warm & natural batt) that I could not have solved without them. They are wonderful for grip, and help alleviate minor arthritis pains as well. The only drawback is that you sometimes perspire in them, but they can be re-powdered with baby powder when you remove them. Sometimes I cut the tips off the fingers and use just the tips, when the glove is beginning to wear out. Couldn't function without them! :thumbup:
#90
Originally Posted by teddysmom
Does anyone use them? What is the purpose and do they work?
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