quilter's gloves

I use either the Machingers or Quilting Grip gloves. Can't tell from the pictures, but they look like them. I have some heavier ones but they get too hot while I doing my free forms/stippling. Prefer the lighter ones.

I only use them for the free form/stippling. When I do stitch in the ditch, I don't bother.

Debbi in SO CA

quilter wrote:

When mine started to snag, I bought a pair of gardening gloves that were virtually identical except for the color of the dots, but cost me only $1.00 at the dollar store.

L>Hi all, I'm buying supplies for my first quilting classes in August,

Thanks! Are they tight on the wrist? Can't decide what size to get.

Thank you too Linda. I sent that to someone I'm taking the class with who didn't want to bother buying gloves!

-Lynn

Debbi wrote:

I know several people who use gardening gloves. They work just as well and they're probably going to be less expensive especially if you have to pay shipping to buy online.

I have the Machingers and like them because they're lightweight and thin enough that I can replace a bobbin without taking them off. I've also used garden gloves; they work okay, too. If you're just starting, you might want to try the garden gloves, simply because they're less expensive. You may find that you don't like wearing gloves (some folks don't); you can always invest a few more dollars in the gloves if you like the control you get with them.

Julia in MN

Go to your local garden center or hardware store and look for gardening gloves with rubber dots on the palms and fingertips. Same kind of glove with a much smaller price tag, you won't have to wait for delivery, no extra charges for shipping and handling, and you will be able to try them on before you buy.

Debra in VA See my quilts at

hiya Lynn, if t'were me, i'd get some cheap dots-on-palm garden gloves and try them out at home first. $8 plus shipping if you can make do as well with some for a buck or two....seems worth trying them at the least, eh. also might see if one of the LQS near you carry the quilters gloves and see if you can try them out on one of their machines in the shop to make a comparison. maybe one of the sewing machine shops have them in stock? ok, well i reread and see you cant find them around boston, hmmmm, did you do some calling round, has to someone in such a big city who has them in stock. googled for em? ok ok, so you know how to call round, shut my face then. just prattling on as stuff comes to mind.

I've never liked any quilting gloves, but then I took a class from Kathy Sandbach a couple of years ago, and she recommended a kind I'd never seen before. They were very like the little white cotton gloves we used to wear to church (dating myself, aren't I? ), but they have grippy stuff on the palms and fingers. They were so comfortable to wear, unlike the others I'd tried! Unfortunately, mine seem to have gone into hiding right now, and I can't remember the brand, but they looked very like the ones in your last link.

That's who my class is with! I haven't looked around a whole lot, Jeanne, but we don't really drive much (usually take public transportation being so close to the city), so if they're not closeby, it's easier for me to buy them online (works out about the same anyway, with gas prices). thanks for all the tips everyone!

Lynn

Sandy Foster wrote:

Lynn, if you're taking a class from Kathy Sandbach, she may have those gloves for sale there; she did in our class. These gloves are so lightweight and comfortable that they're really nice to use -- unlike those heavy ones that most places carry. :) Have a great time in class

-- she's really good!

I tried the finger tip ones, they didn't work well for me at all. Mine are very similar to Machingers but the entire palm is the gripping stuff....these work MUCH better for me :)

-Irene

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Sandy - She had them for sale in my class as well, so hopefully she always brings them along. Lynn, I think you'll really enjoy her class & learn a lot from her.

I agree about the class! And, Lynn, if you find out what the brand is (and the package had a web site on it -- gosh, I wish I could find my pair! :( ), please let me know. I'll need a new pair if mine don't show up soon.

I would explain this to you if I understood it - but (!) - if wearing gloves makes you too hot, take your shoes off. It was a crazy enough suggestion that we had to try it. It works. Polly

Well, I sew without my shoes already. There is only so much I can take off before the neighbors will start complaining Polly! Taria

Polly Esther wrote:

I was recently in a machine quilting workshop where the instructor recommended those rubber finger tips people use in offices or banks. They co9me in several sizes, as do my fingers!

Another option is

Mary

In message , quilter writes

I bought some quilting gloves and they certainly help grip the fabric when free-motioning. However they're very warm, and expensive too. Then I got some cheap gardening gloves which have the exact same rubber bobbles on the palms so have the same fabric-gripping ability, but these are made of thin cotton so are much cooler, and were cheaper to boot. And just to top it off, they have jolly little ladybirds printed on them. If I were your friend I'd look in the garden centre, not the quilt store for gloves.