Gannyrosie

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.

Geri B

Even regular long nosed pliers will work.....don't have to be jewelry making quality. The cheapest ones at local Ace hardware store

SewFarBehind

Oh, your stitches are so uniform and pretty!

Tartan

​Looking good! A big rubber elastic from the broccoli will also help to grip the needle to pull it through when loaded with stitches.

feline fanatic

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.

MDQuilter

I was so impressed by your beautiful stitches it took me a minute to even look at the pliers.

nabobw

8-9 stitches you are good

franc36

Impressive stitches! Wow!

mpspeedy2

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.

SherriB

What a great idea! I will have to get a pair of needle nose pliers to help with hand quilting. Arthritis is taking a lot of grip from my hands.