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Old 08-26-2010, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lfw045
Originally Posted by craftybear
what is a finger cot?


Originally Posted by lfw045
I just have one hand underneath to help guide the needle and feel for wrinkles. I keep a finger cot on my left thumb(left handed) and a leather thimble on my middle finger and go for it! The finger cot helps pull the needle through multiple stitches on the needle and the leather thimble pushes the needle also. Works for me anyway...lol.
I cut the tips off rubber finger tips made for page turning. They are thin enough to feel and thick enough to push the needle.

A finger cot is a latex covering for your finger.....not normally used for quilting but hey it works for me......I only use it on my thumb though. Here's a picture.....you can get them at Walmart or your local drug store.
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Old 08-26-2010, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by grandma Janice
I have always used a size 8 betweens. I bought a package of 10 betweens but I couldn't thread them with the hand quilting thread. I even tried to use a needle threader but it wouldn't go through the eye. can anyone tell me why? and do you have that trouble?
I use size 11 and always have trouble threading. I get so frustrated.
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