machinger gloves is what i use and i love them , but they wont help the drag by themself, and as far as the slider goes i dont think it is that great either i had one and dont use it,what you need to do to help with the drag is surround yourself with tables so the quilt has room to lay on the table and not hang over try to get as big of room on the left side and the back of your machine as you can you will see the differance, instead of buying a slider get one of those teflon mats you can use in the oven , i bought mine at Menards for 2.00 it works just as good and is disposable when you happen to ruin it !!!