Hmmmm. Very interesting. I also use tweezers. However I have been known to break off the needle tip using them.

It's a needle puller. Personally, I use a little piece of rubber jar opener to pull stubborn needles. Just cut off a small corner.

I use a piece of a wide rubber band to grip my needle. I am afraid anything made of metal would scar the needle and make it even harder to pull through. Remember the rubber thumb covers that bank tellers used once upon a time? I would like to find some of those.

I have never seen it before. Interesting but for me it would just get in the way. I use a little round piece of rubber to pull my through.

It's a tool used to pull needles through, so they don't make your fingers or hands sore. I've seen them advertised frequently.

That is to finish pulling your needle through when you cannot pull it through easy your self.

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If I did hand quilting and this helped, I buy it in a heartbeat!!!!!

I use a piece of cut up balloon to pull my needle. It works great because it grips. That yellow thing looks like it would get in my way wearing it on my fingers like that.

I hand quilt but that looks like it would be in my way. But a lot of people cant use a thimble.... If you get used to it ,it would be ok.

My MIL has arthritis and hand ties her quilts. I think this would be easy to use, handy because you don't have to pick it up and put it down, and a lot easier on your needles. When I've used tweezers or pliers, my needles get bent or broken too frequently. IMHO this expensive little thing has a very handy design.