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I wouldn't be without my forceps.
I keep a pair beside every machine as they are especially useful for grabbing that pesky bobbin thread and pulling it through, at every colour, change when embroidering.
Also handy to hold onto the needle (gently) when removing and inserting into your machine, stops them falling into the bobbin hole.
In fact, once you start using them you will find countless uses for them around the house, almost like a third hand. :-)
hugs n roses, Meganne
122864I absolutely LOVE mine & I have 2 sizes & use them for turning fabric strips right side out! My Dr. gave me his little old one & I love it, as soon as I saw the big one @ a hardware store I knew I was getting it & hubs laughed & asked me if I knew what it was for. I knew what I was using it for & didn't really worry about it's actual use. Hardware stores sell them much cheaper then fabric stores so worth checking into if your considering the purchase of one. I think the big one cost me $4 & it is quite long @least 12 inches ~hugs~
by pldc
17 Aug 2016
it has saved me countless hours turning skinny fabric tube strips right side out again
299557I actually use a pair of Surgical Tweezers with the long pointy end all the time for threading my sewing machine (my automatic threader on the Husqvarna is broken) and I also use for turning etc. along with my Purple "Thang" - that's what it's called!!! I'm very careful when turning things though as I don't want to pierce the fabric. Love Chris
1. That Purple Thang
2. Surgical Tweezers
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234254I had a pair from nursing school. I found some more on sale cheap at a flea market and bought different lengths. They are fantastic for turning and holding as a third hand. They have rounded tips so they is no poking through the corners. Love them to hold when ironing also, just watch out for a hot handle if you hold too long.
10990Love my hemostats for turning the parts on stuffies (I have several of the DADD ones too).
11257I have a pair, and only use it to remove hair from the shower drain!
I will now use them! thanks for the time!
33350I always have pair handy. Easier pulling strings, turning. etc
2085Never have really given it much thought. I use them like the others do. I regret I threw a bunch away not long ago. I collected them as a nurse , after surgical procedures they were thrown away. Years and years ago they sterilized now they are considered disposable and disposed as contaminated. I had collected a bunch that I knew were not contaminated. They are paid for in your bills, usually listed as medical supplies. They are priceless as tools for sewing and embroidery work./Lillian
145789I have a pair and I like them because I can really get a grip on my material.
67271thanks for the explanation/Tips. Will look on ebay and see about the prices..
146639I, too use one for everything that Joan does...there are some FSL village buildings that have little "eyelet" on one wall and tabs on the joining wall that use a hemostat to join the sides of the buildings...pulling the tab through the eyelet hole...
314057I use mine to handle FSL designs in the water. No more sticky hands. I also use it for everything joansatx says.
1931I have had one for a about a year and it is so much easier and faster than anything else I have used since I started stuffing dolls and animals as a teenager. I use it for reaching into small places to turn and for placing the stuffing into narrow parts. I haven't damaged a single seam. I only paid about $7 for a straight 6" one. If we can be in love with a tool, I am! Why didn't I know about this before now?! Ha!
9536I have one of those things. My daughter brought it to me. I think it is used in the operating room. Now the next time I have to turn something I will try that.
109762I use a chop stick, the back end of a paint brush or even a wooden spoon. In fact anything that is rather thin and has no pointed end that would perforate the fabric.
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