When dressmaking I always used a knitting needle to start a truning a tube of fabric through. I have always used a bodkin, a thick needle with a round point and large eye, to sew together a knitted garment.

Congratulations Terry, on your ribbons, please show us some pictures.

Margarita

congratulations terry - fabulous news - way cool

Gee whiz! Thank you every one! I've got the straw and I have a cutical stick! Actually, the cutical stick is already in my sewing room for turning placemats, luggage tags, etc. And, it looks like it will fit down my straw just fine. And, I had never heard of a bodkin before! You learn something new every day on TQS!

AND, CONGRATULATIONS TO TERRY! Way to go, girl!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

sforster395 wrote:
Congratulations, Terry! Photos?

Barbara, it's bodkin!

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What is a bodkin? When I tried the straw trick yesterday I used a wooden scewer.

Yes Barbara it is called a bodkin I use mine for so many things. I love Eleanor Burns applique method with the milk shake straw and bodkin, for other things I use a cuticle stick sometimes I stick one end in a pencil sharpener and sometimes I cut the end off blunt. For very thin like spaghetti straps I pull threads from the machine then start sewing the threads are attached and you can pull the strip inside out. Margo have I explained it right? There are so many do dads made for other purposes that work. Necessity is the mother of invention. Joan

Terry you're on a roll, congratulations!

Patti

Okay, everyone, I have some great news about Terry Knott from Boring, Oregon. She entered 4 of her quilts in the local Sandy Historical Society Quilt Show and received 4 ribbons for her beautiful work! CONGRATULATIONS, Terry! Enjoy your success and bask in the Oregon sun today!

Hugs,
Shirley

I have always used the drinking straw and the rounded end of a "bodkin"...or is it a "bobkin"? Boy...don't feel I silly!

Margo wrote:
...or teeny size knitting needle?

Would a shish-ka-bob skewer fit through your drinking straw???

Scoopie wrote: I was thinking that using a straw and instead of having a 'pusher'dowel if you cannot find one fine enough, firmly stitch a length of buttonhole thread to the end and drop the needle down the straw and then pull. Actually you can do it this way without the straw, but it is a whole lot easier with. However from what you have written it sounds as if you mught have tried this already. Hope you find something that works for you.