Machingers will not protect your hand when cutting. They are for gripping the fabric when machine quilting. The Klutz glove by Fons and Porter is the cutting glove.

I bought a pair of gloves but don't remember the name. They had the space for the little finger and the one next to it cut out. Now anytime I buy gloves for fm I cut those finger spaces out. Much more comfortable and I find I have better control.

Someone on here sent me a pair of fons and Porter gloves. I love them. I bought a pair at the dollar tree with little dots of rubber on the palms and they work great also. Big difference in price. When mine get dirty I put them on and wash them with hand soap just like washing my hands. Take them off and rinse well and lay them out to dry. I use warm water. I can't FM quilt without them. The fabric doesn't move smooth enough...my hands slip. Maybe try a pair of the dollar store garden gloves first before investing in a name brand. I bought the thin cotton ones. They fit snug and don't make my hands sweat.

Thanks mary, I will try that first.

I don't know what brand(s) mine are, but I definitely prefer to use them on my dsm.

This topic comes up from time to time on the board so a search might give you more input. I tried that but my search function for the board is coming up gibberish right now. I posted a unique solution to this back in 2016. The link for that post and, with it, the related thread is here
https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f...s-t274257.html

Whatever you decide, WEAR the gloves!!

my local quilting shop got in 'lite weight quilting gloves', and i bought a pair several years ago. they are very thin, and it looks like the finger tips where dipped in rubbery stuff. works great. stretchy, lite wt, and you can wear on either hand. love them on the left hand for putting rows together also.

I have tried gloves - a few different types.. but they get hot. I use those sponges with the pot scratcher on the one side. the pot scratcher side really grips the fabric an then the sponge side soft in my hands and I get a good grip on them. Maybe not "by the book" but it works well for me

When I first saw them, I could not afford to go get a pair at that moment, but they gave me an idea. I dug out a pair of white knit gloves I had, (not good on this clumsy fool) that had the little grippers for driving etc. and tried them, they worked! I was so impressed by how much easier it was, I was able to quilt a Trip around the world” quilt in queen size rather quickly (3 days on my DSM) and not have to have sore arms, shoulders, or fingers from trying to sew, and hold, and move the quilt with my bare hands. I went out and bought a real pair of “Machinigers” the following month. I did the whole quilt “Stitch in the ditch”, but never again, “criss cross pattern” on that quilt pattern from now on. Lol.

Another penny saving idea, thank you. I'll remember this one.

I got a pair of driving gloves at Menards and they are great. I did cut the tip off the index finger so I can pick things up easier.

A free motion class I took a few years ago had rubber dishwashing gloves on its class supply list, and suggested you to buy a size smaller then what you typically would wear. I grabbed mine at a local $ store. When we got to the class, the instructor had us cut the fingers off the gloves, shuffle them around until we had a snug "finger tip" on our index, middle and ring finger. Works great, been using them ever since, no sweaty hands either.

I love Fons & Porter's gloves. I have tried the garden gloves, for me they are worthless. Machingers are ok, but the F&P works the best for me. I cut the fingertips out so I can get to my needle & such! Love love love these gloves!