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I use a hoop but I loosen it up a lot after it is where i want it.....it is a plastic one and is very light and easy to handle...i`ve never has a pucker yet.....well not while handquilting, and i do mostly queen size.....i`ve read somewhere that you have to handquilt at least 5 quilts before you really get the hang of it.....i am on my 5th and my stitches still aren`t even...guess i`m a slow learner ....ha ha haOriginally Posted by Val in IN
me too. need lots of "give."
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Me, too. Seem to do better without hoop or frame. Just make sure I sandwich with no puckers .
My problem is that I can't use a thimble. I need to feel the needle. I get callouses on my fingers. Wish I could use a thimble.
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I use a thimble on my top hand, but the underhand is bare...I'm constantly poking my finger, and I wear out my nails...
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Don't you hate that when you wear your thumb nail down on 1 side only!!! I started using a pad on my under thumb when it's in the hoop & on my index finger when it's out of the hoop. I always have a metal thumble on my right middle finger to push.
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Charlee, me too. i use a thimble on my top hand, and my fingers get poked on the bottom. also. i do have several leather finger guards, but for some reason, i just haven't picked them up and used them. also, my thumb nail on my right hand is always getting worn funny looking. but, i'm hanging in there, hand quilting my jane. she isn't perfect, but more than half done.
There is a new thimble out there. It is rubberish. I got it at my local quilt shop and it sticks to my finger very nicely. I got 6 of them in all different sizes and all different colors. They work very well. You might want to try them out.
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I can't use a thimble either, but I use those little round pieces of leather that sticks to the finger. Love it, no more blood on the quilt.
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I had to teach myself to use one and I can't put it on my middle finger like I see everyone else doing, I put it on my pointer finger. I hated it at first but the little indentations helped me to guide the needle better. But what helped the most is that I found one that fit perfectly. I almost had a heart attack the other day when I thought I lost it!
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