quilting gloves-use them or not
 

Hi, as the title says, do you use quilting gloves or not, to free motion quilt?
I never had, until yesterday at a friend's house. She had a pair and I don't know if it was the large flat surface, or the gloves, or both that made the difference, but it sure helped my hands and my wrist not hurt. If you use gloves, what kind are yours? I am thinking of getting some next trip into town.

Machingers are great

I have tried Fons and Porter, several different varieties of garden gloves, rubber tips, and always go back to Machingers. I know they make some folks hands sweat but they don't for me and I think they are the best for me.

If you look on eBay you can find knock offs for really cheap and they work fine, at least for me.

Machinagers for me! At first I tried garden gloves with plastic dots but wasn't satisfied. Once I tried the Machinagers, that was it for me. I think the two things you mentioned, a flat surface and the gloves are so important to FMQ.

Before I got a longarm I did my machine quilting with Machingers. They really helped.

i've been using some garden gloves from walmart, about $1. they make such a difference in my being able to relax my shoulders!

Machingers.

Only Machingers. Every one that tells me garden gloves do the same for cheap more then likely have never used Machingers or probably touched one.

Machingers. I converted from garden gloves, and the fit and grip are so much better. They are thin and very stretchy so I feel like I can manipulate the quilt better. Bought mine on A---zon, very reasonably priced.

They are great! They make FMQ so much easier.

I never thought I'd like quilting with gloves on, but now that I've tried it I can't quilt without them. The grip makes such a difference!

I also use machingers gloves and love them.

For those whose hands get sweaty, Angela Walters has come out with a new glove design. It only covers your wrist and a couple of fingers on each hand. The rest of your hand is open. If you look at some of her newer videos you will see her using them.

As I did not know if I would like them or would be able to do FMQ I bought the cheapest pair I could find on EBay, I think they came from China.
I love wearing them, even if I’m just doing ‘stitch-in-the-ditch, and find them very helpful.

I'm a cheapskate I'm afraid. The the thin rubber matting that is used in cupboards and on your car dashboard to stop things slipping has many uses. It goes under my machine and under the foot pedal to stop any movement, but 4" squares each side of my needle to put my hands on is great when quilting.

Easy to move as the quilt goes through and no gloves to put on and take off.

I use Grabaroos brand. They are thin,stretchy, lightweight, and have little grippy dots on the tips of the fingers. Bought them a long time ago and don't think I could free motion quilt without them.

I use purple Grabaroos also. Love them. They fit tight like the Isotoner gloves of the past. I wouldn't free motion without them either. I love how they have grips on both sides so there is no left and right glove, just put them on and they work.

I can't machine quilt w/o gloves. I have Fons & Porter and Machinger's but the latter have held up better for me.
I want to try Angela Walter's new gloves- well new to me, not sure how long they've been out.

I have a pair of Grabbaroos but the Machingers fit me much better and I can thread the needle with them on. I forget to take them off they fit so great.

I love my Machingers, even use one on my left hand while machine sewing on binding.

I don't use gloves but I should as I have cut a chunk out of my finger before but I thought maybe the gloves would be too cumbersome.

I love my Machingers.... not that expensive and work great!! I've had them for several years...

I hated machinery’s, just didn’t like the feel and they didn’t help me enough to make it worth it. Then I got a pair of Wonder Grip gloves by Bellingham. They are really great! Don’t want to work without them.
In response to the original poster, the large flat surface also makes a huge difference.

I too use Machingers and sometimes still use my Fons and Porter ones. I'm very interested in the one's Angela Walters wears in her videos. I have seen people ask her about them but I don't see any responses. SusieQOH do you know where to get them?

I too use Machingers. They have helped me so much.

I have arthritic hands so the gloves help.

Another machingers user here. I too started out with the garden gloves but, once you try the real deal, there is no going back. They are so comfortable and no hand strain.

I am just wondering, is there a special soap you gals use to get rid of the black staining?

I just buy garden gloves. Much cheaper and work great.

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!

I use Machingers also but was thinking that for those of you whose hands sweat with gloves on, why not try some of those little rubber finger tips that are found in the office supply section of your store? I would be curious to hear if anyone has ever used them & how well they work for quilting.

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I use quilting batt's rather than gloves and think they work great.

I do. I admit I thought it was a gimmick until I tried it. I can tell a difference in my FMQ.

This is the exact reason that I asked. So many things offered are so unnecessary to have or down right useless so I wanted to know how others felt and if they liked them what kind they use. I liked the ones she had the Fons and Porter but it seems most here like the Machingers. I had never tried any before this day with the Fons & Porters.

Maria- I'm quite sure you can order them from her website and maybe Bluprint? Not sure about that one. I checked Amazon but they don't carry them. I want some! :)

Machingers are my favorite
 

I have found that when I use the gloves to quilt, my stitches look much better. I can quilt longer as well, due to the gloves having the grips to move the quilt and keep it flat without having to use so much pressure with my hands. I like the Machingers because they are lightweight and don't cause my hands to sweat.

Machinger's all the way here, too. I even wear one on my left hand when I'm sewing the rows of blocks together while constructing a quilt. They help guide the bulk without added stress to my wrist.

Machingers,have tried others,always go back to machingers.

I use Machingers too, but I cut half of the pointer finger and thumb fabrics away. That way I don't have to remove them to thread a needle. This is a trick I learned from Christina Cameli.

Yes! I love Christina! Her gloves look somewhat like Angela Walters that I mentioned above.
May be cheaper to just cut them like Christina did. I looked on Angela's website but they are sold
out for now.

I use Machingers all the time. My current pair I paid what...$15.00 for? (I live in Canada, so they are more expensive) and I've used them over 2 years. I've done so many black quilts they are stained on the tips and my index fingers are starting to wear through. I bought a new pair, but they are so pristine white I don't want to mark them! :D

Watson

I have some fingerless compression gloves that have a grippy surface on the palm. I originally bought them because of pain in my hands, but had them on one day while FMQing and they worked great and---bonus----my fingertips were left uncovered so I could thread the machine without taking my gloves off!