Fons & Porter Klutz glove
 

I have had one since they first came on the market. I read the reviews on Amazon but I am curious if anyone has had an accident while wearing them. I am very lucky since I do not drive that I have never cut myself with a rotary cutter. I have downsize the size of the cutter using a 28mm size figuring the smaller the blade will hopefully increase the lesser the cut. I get chills up my spine when any of my friends pull out their 60mm cutter.

I use a 45mm and have never cut myself (knock on wood) since I have started quilting 10 years ago. I personally do not see the purpose for it.

I have never used a glove. But I can tell you I have come close to needing an ER visit. Those are "wheels of death" in my hands! (I am also the klutzy one that has sewn threw a long fingernail, too....so....take that for what it's worth)! LOL

I have not cut myself with my rotary cutters while using them to cut fabric. I did brush my hand against a blade once and got similar to a papercut. I have debated the need for one of these, but I also do not rush when I cut. My dearly departed father was always working with tools of many kinds, and instilled in us the measure twice cut once mentality. If I need to be in that kind of hurry when cutting, I need to find a different project to do.
I was able to recently teach my lovely DIL some sewing basics, and I have also thougbt about including the clutz glove in her birthday present. According to my son, she should not be allowed around sharp objects.
I am, however, in the sew your finger club, and hate to admit I have done it more than once.

Happy cutting and quilting,
Susan

I use the glove whenever I use my rotary cutter. Too many stories from other quilters about cutting themselves so I just don't chance it.

I've been saved from a nasty cut on a mandoline which are just as sharp. Have come close with a rotary cutter, but for straight stuff, I rip, and for others there's the accuquilt. I made the other half use it if he's got the box cutter and an old cutting mat.

Ooohhhh! It works with a mandolin? I'd buy it just for that. Those things seriously scare me. I have no problem with rotary cutters. I replace the blade with each quilt and sand down any nicks/burrs on my rulers. I have never had a close call ... but mandolins are a whole different animal. Thanks for the tip, Wheezy Rider!

I've been quilting since 1980, but 9-10 years ago -- when I should've known better -- I cut off a tiny bit of the tip of my right index finger. It bled like crazy. It happened on a Sunday night, so I was probably too tired to cut & too stubborn to stop. It was difficult to stop the bleeding, but hubby kept saying, ah, you're fine, so I sucked it up & went to bed. The next morning, I took off the wrappings & it started bleeding again. I went to work like that & my supervisor (I work in home health care), who is a nurse, sent me to the ER.

Now I like to think I am smart enough not to use sharp instruments when I'm tired.

I admit I use a glove, but an inexpensive one I bought at my local hardware store. It was with work gloves and it's registered to protect from cuts. Not a great fit, since they only had larges, but it's only for my left hand, so it doesn't matter much. It protects my hand, so I'm happy with that.

I usually wear my glove also we have to remember we do not get another finger if we loose one

I love the Klutz glove and use it all the time. I don't need any other body part "removed"...especially since I need all those fingers working as good as possible...

Oh I cut myself with my 45mm cutter but just can't see myself using this glove.

I've used one for several years. I'm a geek so I decided to test it out before using it. I slipped something (can't remember what) in the cuff so that there was only one layer and then ran the rotary cutter over the just the wrist part a few times. The yarn fibers were cut a bit but the wires didn't let the blade cut through at all.

I wear it only on my left hand since I'm right-handed, being sure to retract the blade on the cutter before setting it down between cuts. This leaves my right hand free to move the fabric or whatever.

I have cut myself, but my father also taught me measure twice, cut once. I have added, check the position of my hand before cutting.















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I need some for feet! I hate shoes and usually wear sandals but I've dropped cutters, and had seam rippers fly of the table (usually propelled by a velvet paw) and stick in the floor.

I have long finger nails. I have ended up cutting them shorter but never my fingers. I'm far more dangerous with a knife.

I have the glove...know I should wear it but my hands are so small that they are floppy on me. I wish they made extra small!! I have never cut myself but there is always that one time that could turn into a trip to the ER. I think I will check the hardwear store for another brand. I bought a pair of gardening gloves that work great for FMQ for 5 dollars.

I will add to this: when my youngest dd would copy her dad and say
to me about "iffy" stuff, "Aw, nothings going to happen."
As if I were just making a big deal...my response?
"Ok, but do you want to learn the HARD way?" :thumbup:

I buy chef' gloves that they use when cutting with sharp knives. A pair was only 8.00 and it does the same job as the klutz glove. I even put it on the cutting board and tried to cut it with my rotary cutter. It didn't cut at all, but dulled my blade!

In January, I was cutting fabric and my rotary cutter hit a nick in my ruler (that I did not know was there) and it jumped up and hit my hand. I ended up having to get 5 stitches and that same day I went and bought a klutz glove. I don't always use it for mine is a little too big and it hard to work with. But I'm glad I have it. You never think you'll need it until you really cut yourself. It helped me not be afraid of my rotary cutter anymore when I was ready to get back to work.

I ran into a fingernail once...just nicked it but enough to scare me!

I consider myself a geek too but a poor one. I kept wondering where are the wires in this glove? I had never read any post of someone who actually experienced a cut with the glove. Thank you very much for your post and will be more discipline when cutting!

I always wear the glove when using the rotary cutter. Been sorry once too often.

Knock wood--no cut fingers yet. I don't wear a glove, but try to be super careful when cutting. I did drop the rotary cutter on my foot one time and it really bled. Lesson learned; close blade. I use 28, 45, or 60mm depending on what I'm cutting. And the mandolin scares me after a nasty cut several years ago.

I don't wear the glove & haven't cut fingers yet, but a few yrs ago my cutter fell off the table (not locked shut) hit on top of foot across 3 toes. Bled really bad and on top of that I was leaving on trip to Alaska soon. Had to bandage toes every night on trip and was still feeling pain. I still don't wear shoes when cutting, but I do try to remember to lock the cutter.

Kevlar:
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/kevlar.html

Motorcycle fanatics and snowboarders seem to use a lot of it. The other half had a pair of jeans with some Kevlar to avoid road rash if you dumped the bike.

The oops gloves I had were actually chef's gloves.

I always use my glove!!

I have never used a glove, not even for washing dishes LOL! But I do use my Quilter's Slide Lock religiously!! http://www.quiltersslidelock.com/ Expensive?? So is an ER visit.

DH and I were in a sporting goods store looking for couple Christmas gifts for my sons. Found Fileting gloves for the same price as the Fons and Porter Klutz gloves. $12.99 each for one. DH remembered seeing a coupon online for BOGO. We got 4 for the price of 2. We use them and so do my boys. My glove is always on my scissor cup.

I don't own the glove but I do on occasion use a FMQ glove while cutting thick objects like batting for which I use my 60mm blade. I do try to be careful and keep my fingers away from the edge of the ruler...cut myself once and not very badly so guess that was a good lesson...I am also not in a hurry when I cut...I am not even in a hurry when I sew...I find if I try to speed up too much my lines are crooked and since I straight line quilt a lot of things not good to hurry...lol

I use one most the time, as a dental hygienist I take the precaution, no desire to have an open wound while working in a bacteria laden environment(the mouth). And the horse barn too.
I have mostly adjusted to having it on, like a seat belt feels odd not to have it on.
Thank goodness I have not cut myself but have bumped myself leaving a wound. My error is getting forgetful to close the blade.

After reading several stories here on the board, I purchased the Klutz glove and now TRY to remember to use it. My only complaint is that the middle finger on the glove is made the same diameter/circumferance at the base as the first finger and that's not the case with my fingers. It seems a poor design to me or a manufacturing glitch on the one I purchased. Either way, it makes me not want to wear the glove because it's uncomfortable. I think I'll look into the chef gloves and find a better fit at a better price!

Wearing gloves, no way. I think it would make you less careful when cutting.
I have never cut myself because Im very careful.
Plus pulling them off and on constantly when working with fabric would be frustrating.
Been quilting for years and am very careful with cutting.

I feel the same way. I always pay attention to what I'm doing and I hide the blade when I am done with each cut. The only quilting show I've ever seen using the glove is the Fons & Porter show and they of course sell the glove.

I always wear my Klutz glove. I've never cut myself on the rotary cutter, but I know how easily it could happen. I took a slice off my finger with a potato peeler a couple of Thanksgivings ago, and I don't want to repeat that incident. Better safe than sorry. Once you get used to taking the glove off and on, it's really no problem - just like seat belts.

I never used a glove until my friend almost cut off a finger without one. Good thing to have.

So funny, I have the opposite problem. Gloves never fit me because I have a really wide palm. It is like wearing a tight band around my hand. Much more of a hazard letting my hand go numb from a glove. I use the stretch knit gloves with the "sugary" looking gripper, for free motion quilting. Bought them at the dollar store, 2/$1. Works great.

Wellllllll.....after 30+ years of quilting, and using rotary cutter ever since they hit the market ( and I cut with both right and left hands since I am left-handed and those who taught me were all right handed )....I finally on last Monday, cutting when I was too tired...ran the cutter up over the ruler, and sliced my left index finger pretty bad......I immediately taped it up but that evening at hubby's insistence, went to doc in a box, who said I did a great job, no sutures needed, but he did put a couple of stern-strips on it to hold it better. After listening to 2 full days following of " NOW are you going to get that glove",,,I finally ordered one......not here yet, but I have to tell you it will be better than that sinking feeling you get when you feel that blade slice into your finger, hand, etc.....

I've been quilting for 14 yrs and only cut my finger once with the rotary cutter (not a bad cut). It happened in the quilt shop where they taught me to quilt. The owner used to charge us 25 cents for leaving the cutter 'open'. I hate to see that glove F&P use...looks pretty dumb.

I always use the glove. Always. In college I cut a slice off the side of my thumb with an xacto blade. The size of a dime and as thick as a nickel. 9 stitches, and an emergency room bill for an uninsured college student. It took years for the finger print to grow back and the numbness to go away. The reason I wear the glove, is that my minds eye saw that my thumb was in the line of cutting but I didn't stop the cut till I finished the cut and my thumb. Luckily, I saved the piece of thumb before it went down the drain or it would have been harder to heal. Wear the glove.