Hiawatha Magic Basting Guide
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According to Worthpoint:
"This handy little invention is designed to fit on your finger and has a bar on the top that is segmented with the different measurements you would be using while basting a garment, 5/8 1" 1 1/2". The inside of the basting guard has Hiawatha Magic Basting Guide, made in USA and Pat applied, etched on it. This is still a very handy item today, and would be a great addition to any vintage sewing tools collection" but HOW do you USE it??? It only goes past the first knuckle of my pinky. [ATTACH=CONFIG]497605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]497606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]497607[/ATTACH] |
Sure Miriam, go ahead and ask the easy questions won't you?
Neat looking but I don't have a clue either. Rodney |
Maybe the previous owner had tiny fingers? It seems like it would have to go on your thumbtip so you could use the guide as you folded and pinned your hem.
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I think it would be on the index finger of your hand. You put the edges of your fabric at the seam allowance you want and it would help you have a consistent seam allowance as you sew. It would be as handy as a pocket on the back of your shirt.:D
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Ditto what Tartan said.
Originally Posted by Tartan
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I think it would be on the index finger of your hand. You put the edges of your fabric at the seam allowance you want and it would help you have a consistent seam allowance as you sew. It would be as handy as a pocket on the back of your shirt.:D
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Like an adjustable ring, you can spread it to make it fit LOL!!
Yup, put on the index finger of the hand without the needle, put the seam all the way in and then pinch with your thumb to hold while you stitch with the other hand. seems rather cumbersome to me, but I rarely hand baste too. I think it would work better if you put it more on the side of the index finger. If you roll the fabric over a bit, you can actually get a nice basting length basting stitch as you go. Ok - now I'm trying to type with that stupid thing on my finger LOL!!! |
curiosity won out -
I tried a few ideas and this worked best, and actually would be handy - if you hand baste . . . No idea if this is "correct" or not. take a stitch and then move the fabric back while moving the needle (out of the fabric) so the thread will also slip back under the guide. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps1ec25fa7.jpg I stopped to take the picture, but I pulled the needle all the way through before moving the fabric back. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psd15748d3.jpg this has the fabric moved back for the next stitch, with the needle moved so the thread also slipped under the guide and is now ready for the next stitch forward. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps8163b31a.jpg not the best - but you get the idea . . . |
and if anyone is curious - these are the cuties in the background - 6.5 inch blocks for a swap I'm participating in. ( I took this picture several days ago so I already had it uploaded)
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My daughter came over and picked it up. She tried it on and it fit!
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I was thinking it might make a handy finger extension for holding the seam allowance down when pressing with a hot iron. Too bad I didn't think of that before your daughter claimed it.:D Cute kitty blocks!
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Too bad I didn't let her claim it - I just let her try it on...
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I like the scrappy kitties Cathy. Are they paper pieced? Pattern available? I guess it would be easy to draft the pattern but even easier to find the pattern, LOL
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Caroline, there is a free pattern online that I sort of used. I didn't like the way the upright cat was pieced so changed that. I also went a bit smaller to get the 6.5 size. I've actually never paper pieced anything, but I've done plenty that would probably be easier that way. I'm still very much a novice when it comes to quilts.
I can't get the link to work - but that my be because of the filters since I'm in the office. I downloaded it at home last week with no problem. If you can't get it, send my a PM, I'm pretty sure I saved it to my computer at home. It's a PDF file. http://www.isewfree.com/free-quilt-p...-in-the-attic/ |
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Since there isn't much info 'out there' about this gadget, . . .
I had an opportunity to see one of these in real life on Saturday at our "Get-together" and Dorothy was able to show us the way it would work with the hem or facing folded up to the proper width and then sewn or basted. [ATTACH=CONFIG]614653[/ATTACH] Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. |
I’d like to see more details.
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Originally Posted by miriam
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I’d like to see more details.
It was James' but if you took it off your pinky and made a U-turn with it, that would be the position that it is used. So the ring portion would be on/near the fingernail and the open part would be facing your palm. I think Dorothy had it on her index finger. Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. |
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