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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Favorite Tools

Shane wrote: I bought a magnetic telescoping antenna from one of the notions catalogs. Great for retrieving my scissors, needles & pins, and especially bobbins when I drop them and they roll away under the furniture!

Janice wrote: I use Hoop Spreaders to help keep the outer hoop open while I insert the inner hoop. They are little springs that are inserted onto the tension screw between the two connecting edges of the hoop, giving the hoop more flexibility and allowing it to expand and contract more easily, making hooping easier.

Jane wrote: Another favorite tool is a GLUE STICK. I've just been using it to hold down the edges of WSS on the back of some twin-needle embroideries. Also, when I use my larger hoops, I often run a glue stick lightly around the back of the inner hoop, then press it on the fabric after making sure (using a template for the hoop) that it is aligned. This holds the fabric in place while I transfer it and the inner hoop to the outer hoop.

Katie wrote: My quilting friends taught me to use glass head pins. They are easier to work with than pins with flat metal heads and the iron will not melt the glass (don't try that with plastic heads!).

Wow! I received so many emails that there will be more next weekend. As long as you keep sending them in, I will publish them here. If you have questions about a particular tool, email me and I will forward your question to the original author. Thanks to everyone for sharing!

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from Mary Jane Allen of Perfect Little Stitches

MOOSE B STITCHIN

HOME OF THE "IN THE HOOP" EMBROIDERY PROJECTS

PRAIRIE POINT POUCHES 1

You will make this Pouch In the Hoop
with NO other sewing required.
Stitch, trim, turn and you are done!

Teeny Flowers
to embroider anywhere.

Baby Sleeping Sign

"You waken them, you take them"
still applies after all these years!
Change the colors for boy or girl.

Offering Unique Projects
and Exceptional
Embroidery For Your
Creative Pleasure

Another Memory-maker based on art
from Dover. Use on fabric you trim
and put in scrapbooks, or on quilts.

Do you belong to one of the popular weight loss
programs or know someone who does? Make a
quilted holder to carry their membership book to
meetings. The phrase will encourage them to stay on
track and provide a nice cover for their book. Includes
a blank so you can add your own lettering or design.

Lamb Crib Ensemble

"In the hoop" designs for
a coordinated nursery
ensemble. Patterns sold
separately or as a set.

This In The Hoop Book
teaches children that all bugs
are not safe to touch. Reading
isn't required because on
good bug pages there is a
happy face and on bad bug
pages there is a frown face.

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