Originally Posted by kathy
Lisa, you must have seen the look on my face! LOL glad you cleared it up.
My mother and I are wondering about your avatar? Front porch planter with a sleeping chicken, or soup pot for dinner? LOL Ragann63 |
It's never a dmb question if you don't know the answer and for every day you learn something new, you'r getting smarter than those who never ask. Quilting queen
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You can also wittle down a popsicle stick or use a drink stirrer (is that a word) :!:
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I use a stilleto to guide my fabric thru the machine and if you don't want to purchase one at a quilt shop (they are pricey) buy a cutical stick from the drugstore, I also have a wooden stylus that is pointy on one end and wider on the other. I use it to poke corners out on quilty things I make and quick turn. marge
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The tool you mentioned is probably an awl, used in the previous years for punching holes in leather.
I have one and use it for my stylus too. It's great because it fits in the hand well and reminds me of my beloved aunt who once owned it. |
I found dentists tools at a local market - they are wonderful - nice and pointy. But very sharp, so carry them in your bag carefully!
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I use the bamboo sticks also, they are the right length too....
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If you have a pantograph on your machine quilting table, the stylus is the pokey thing that sticks down in the pattern grove and guides your sewing machine and carriage along the design/pattern.
Yep, it is also a sharp chopstick. Got one in my sewing kit too! |
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Here's a picture of one from El Burns' website and... http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?...teria=stiletto Here's a different kind (see stiletto/awl) from Clotilde. Here they're called stilettos, but they're the same thing basically. |
Originally Posted by minstrel
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Here's a picture of one from El Burns' website and... http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?...teria=stiletto Here's a different kind (see stiletto/awl) from Clotilde. Here they're called stilettos, but they're the same thing basically. Thanks, now I know what they look like! :lol: |
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