Hand Accessory Kits
Hand Accessory Kits
Hand Accessory Kits
We have assembled the essential tools we value and use everyday in the creation of all our reverse applique patterns when working by hand into these 2 Hand Accessory Kits.
Each kit, put together for your convenience has the needles, scissors and basting thread we use. Simply put, these tools work and will help you be successful in our hand reverse applique and mola classes. Having the right tools is important and can make all the difference in the world.
These start-up Hand Accessory kits are ideal if you are new to our method,
Kit 1 includes:
1 pack of No. 7 Sharps needles (20) for basting
1 pack of No. 11 Milliners needles (10) for hand reverse applique stitching
1 spool natural color hand quilting thread for basting
1 pair Kai 4” bent-handled, slightly blunt-tipped scissors for trimming out fabric and clipping. An Eye of the Beholder exclusive.
Kit 2 includes:
1 - No. 7 Sharps needle (1)
1 - No. 11 Milliners needle (1)
1 spool natural color hand quilting thread for basting
1 pair Kai 4” bent-handled, slightly blunt-tipped scissors for trimming out fabric and clipping. An Eye of the Beholder exclusive.
Don’t need everything in the kits but only an item or two? All items are sold separately on the notions page of our shop.
About the items in our Hand Accessory Kits
No. 7 Sharps Needles: Our No. 7 Sharps are John James needles that we use for basting in our trace, baste, snip & stitch process for hand reverse applique. They are a thick needle that leave a big hole in the fabric because they separate the fibers of the fabric. We use this hole to see the sewing line as we remove the basting thread and replace it with the stitching line.
28 wt. Hand cotton quilting/ basting thread: When basting we want a thick thread to baste with as it helps to make and keep that hole begun by the no. 7 Sharps needle in our trace, baste, snip & stitch process for hand reverse applique. If you can’t see the holes, you won’t be able to stitch your design accurately. You want your thread in a contrast color to your top fabric. We now have only natural color left in stock at our really cheap price of $2.00 a spool.
No. 11 Milliner’s Needles: These are our preferred hand stitching needles for hand reverse applique. Made by John James, they are similar to, but stronger than a straw needle, so don’t easily bend. They are gold N’ glide needles which means they have a polymer coating so they glide through the batiks easily, and have no burrs on them. The polymer coating also cuts down on hand/ wrist fatigue.
Kai 4” bent-handled slightly blunt-tipped scissors: An Eye of the Beholder EXCLUSIVE. The bent-handled shape makes them the ideal scissor for trimming out your fabric to create your seam allowance- the blade and fabric can lay flat on the table or in one hand while the other hand cuts. Because the fabric is flat it minimizes boo-boos. The slightly blunted tip gives you enough tip to cut deep into your corners, yet the blunted tip glides along the fabric and doesn’t catch on the background fabric when you are between your top and background fabric which also minimizes boo-boos. These scissors open and close easily which cuts down on hand/ wrist fatigue, and the vanadium steel holds its edge. These are my go to scissors beyond reverse applique, too.
