Yes! I was cutting one day at lunch several years ago on a small, acrylic template. The cutter jumped the edge of the template and whacked me. I had to call the dentist I worked for to come back to work early and sew my finger up! I immediately bought a filet glove and one for everyone of my group I sewed with at the time. Now, when I teach a new quilter I always advise them to get a glove and use it all the time. If they begin with it then it doesn't seem so foreign. I never cut without it anymore!