I'd be lost without my hemostats. I use them for holding the machine needle and pushing it up into the setting before tightening the screw, I use it for pulling up threads, I use it for holding the last little bit of fabric as it goes under the pressor foot, I use them for holding a pattern book open when I'm following directions for cutting, and I've even used them for a thread guide *through the handles) before I got the right guide to go with my thread stand for cones of thread. I also use them to hold a little piece of batting for cleaning out the bobbin area - it picks up the lint really well.