Is it possible that your surface that you're moving the fabric over needs more slide? There is a sewing notion for that called Supreme Slider or the cheaper version an oven liner. I use the latter for that... got 2 for $10ish off Amazon. For better pressure traction I also use gloves with rubberized tips. Without them I'm basically useless. Before I got those I got a hold of some fitted gloves that medical personnel use to see if they worked. I like the quilting gloves better but they too have to fit firmly - I could still slide around inside the small so I went to extra small and all is well with my match stick sized fingers.