Several years ago, I switched to Martelli's Gripper Rings. They are amazing. I didn't much care for the gloves as I was always having to take them off and put back on to cut thread, get up to do something else, what have you. I love my rings and I have both. Quite the investment as I remember it was $125. But, they are the best. It was hard to believe they would work as they have just a bit of gripper type material on the underside, but they really do a great job of holding down the fabric and allowing the fabric to move as well. I also like that I'm just working in a designated area and feel I can concentrate a bit better. Later on, I invested in an upgrade to the knobs but found it really didn't make much difference. For me, they are a much better solution than the gloves and my hands can breathe which I think helps too. I would give them a 5 star rating!