some the stuff (and the prices) crack me sideways.
the last time i stood transfixed before the wall of notions at my lqs, i was mystified by the $12 squares designed to help you pull the needle through the sandwich.
i use a square of an old rubber kitchen glove.
stuff like that isn't about progress or modernity or ease. it's about fools being parted with their money. soon-ish-ly.
aileen