asabrinao

Hello everyone,

Has anyone ever tried Thimble Lady's "Magic Seam Folder" as a marking tool? I'm curious about it and wonder if anyone has had especially good or not good experiences with it.

https://www.thimblelady.com/product/magic-seam-folder/

Thanks!

NJ Quilter

It looks to me to be a 'new & improved' version of a hera marker. Assuming you are talking hand quilting and/or applique. I'd have no clue regarding machine quilting as I don't do that. For the price I would be tempted to try it but I know shipping can be an issue with her products. I love her thimbles; not a particular fan of her quilting needles - I find them too bendy for my use.

Tartan

I think I would try a tiny crochet hook or similar first to see if it works.

asabrinao

That's what it seemed like to me too....

Sewgood

Looks like a stiletto....which would probably work the same way.

Peckish

Yoko Saito uses a hera marker for marking her appliques. Here's a video demonstration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9UFMqj9cWc

SusieQOH

I haven't seen this one but I love my Hera marker. I've used it for years for hand quilting but may try it for machine quilting too.

Onebyone

I have a hera made from bone that my grandmother used. She said she got it from her aunt. I have no idea what kind of bone it is, maybe don't want to know. It is smooth as glass.

elnan

Thanks to your post with the link, I was able to view the object. To me it looks like a large hand or machine sewing needle mounted in a mechanical pencil, handy for a DIY type of person.

todiesmom

Seems to me a stiletto or wooden skewer would do the same thing and since I already have these will stick with what I am doing. Wooden tongue depressor also works for many tasks like opening seams to press. I love gadgets and rulers but it has to make sense to me.