Make a Skirt in One Night

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Make a Skirt in One Night

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Clover_Clip_N_Glide_Bodkin_by_Nancy_ZiemanHere are my tips and tools for sewing a skirt with an elastic waistband, in one evening. Adding a waistband to a skirt couldn’t be easier with the proper tools. I’m pleased to share with you the Flex ‘n Glide Bodkin, the Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin, and the Elastic Lock Set! These three useful sewing notions work well independently or together.

Flex ‘n Glide Bodkin

The Flex ‘n Glide Bodkin is a long flexible bodkin featuring an elongated “eye” with grippers. The elongated eye accommodates ribbons and trims up to 1-1/2″ wide. The “grippers” hold trims and elastic in place while pulling through the casing. The handy length and flexibility allow for a smooth passage—even along curves.

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Clover_Flex_n_Glide_Bodkin with Nancy ZiemanClip ‘n Glide Bodkin

The Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin is my new go-to bodkin for casings that are 3/4″ and larger. The clip provides a firm hold on elastic, ribbon, trims, and cording, for pulling through casings with ease. The exceptional flexibility ensures a smooth passage along straight and curvy areas.

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Clover_Clip_N_Glide_BodkinElastic Lock Set

The Elastic Lock Set includes the Elastic Lock and Flexible Bodkin. The Elastic Lock firmly holds elastic or trim ends and prevents the end from slipping into the casing. The Elastic Lock is also ideal for securing multiple rows of elastic. The Flexible Bodkin features a 1″ eye with grippers.

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Clover_Elastic_Lock_by_Nancy_ZiemanSuper-Quick Circle Skirt

Here’s a super-quick circle skirt project to showcase just one of the many uses of Clover’s new Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin and Elastic Lock Set.

McCall's M6994 Circle Skirt

For this project, we’ve selected McCall’s pattern M6994 and a textured knit fabric. 

Nancy Zieman's Super Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips

  • Stitch front and back at side seams, right sides together. Use your serger or your conventional sewing machine set for a wobble stitch. A wobble stitch is a narrow zigzag (.5 width and 2.5 length) stitch. This ever-so-slight zigzag provides a little stretch in the seam while looking like a straight seam from the right side.

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

  • Pin waistband sections, right sides together.

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

  •  Stitch sides with a wobble stitch, leaving a 1-1/2″ opening at one side.

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

  • Press seams open.

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

  • Fold waistband, wrong sides together, and pin or baste.

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

  •  Pin waistband to skirt, right sides together, and stitch.

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

  • Insert one end of the elastic into Clover’s Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin. Clip the Elastic Lock Set to the opposite end of the elastic.

Super Quick Circle Skirt by Nancy Zieman with Clover's New Elastic Bodkin

  • Pull elastic through the casing using the pointed end of the bodkin.

Nancy Zieman's Super Quick Circle Skirt and Clover's New Elastic BodkinsNote from Nancy: Create a bulk-free elastic seam by zigzagging elastic ends to a swatch of firmly woven fabric. Cut away extra fabric.

Nancy Zieman's Super Quick Circle Skirt and Clover's New Elastic Bodkins

  • Hem skirt using your favorite method. Or for a more casual look, no hem is needed if the fabric is a knit. If you’ve serged the seams, be sure to pull the serger tails into the seam and add a drop of seam sealant

Nancy Zieman's Super-Quick Circle Skirt Sewing Tips and New Elastic Bodkins from Clover.

Nancy Zieman's Blog Giveaway

Now is your chance to win a Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin from Clover. Simply leave a comment below.

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159 Comments

  • Maureen Duffin
    May 9, 2017

    Looks fantastic! The sewing tool I don’t have and didn’t know I cant live without!

  • Annette Rady
    May 9, 2017

    I love this tool… other bodkins can slip.
    This looks great!

  • Becky Kendrick
    May 9, 2017

    Fantastic tools to use in teaching my fashion and design classes! With quick and effective aids, I am getting more kids interested in sewing! thanks

  • Arlene Murphy
    May 9, 2017

    Thanks for providing so much great information!

  • Clovis
    May 9, 2017

    Pushing the elastic can be hard at times. That other end gets in too. These tools would be great to have for elastic put ins. Thanks for the chance to win.

  • Glenda Marsh
    May 9, 2017

    Quick & easy. Love it! You always give such great tips. Thank you

  • Sue Haver
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like a very handy tool.

  • Janet Frantz
    May 9, 2017

    Awesome tool. Would be so helpful when sewing clothes for grandkids.

  • Margaret Davis
    May 9, 2017

    That looks so-o-o-o-o cool! Looks easier than than what I do with XL safety pins.

  • Karen Patterson
    May 9, 2017

    Love those tools for putting in elastic! I love your directions too….Thank you Nancy! I sure would love to win them….I teach sewing to some of our teenage girls at church….that would be a great way to make it easy for them!

  • Margaret Davis
    May 9, 2017

    That looks so-o-o-o-o cool! Better than using 2 XL safety pins!

  • Marianne Shymanik
    May 9, 2017

    I never thought of putting a piece of fabric behind the elastic to reduce bulk, thanks for the wonderful tip. See even at 62 yrs old I’m always leaning something new from these experts. Love it.

  • Susan Spiers
    May 9, 2017

    What a wonderful tool! I need this in my sewing life! Thank you, Susan

  • C. Sewn
    May 9, 2017

    What clever tools! This sure beats using a safety pin to pull elastic through and then have it open up in the casing.

  • Susan McCarthy
    May 9, 2017

    I love it when the tools you need are so uncomplicated. These seem straight forward. I am looking forward to trying this method. Looks like it works perfectly every time.

  • Midge
    May 9, 2017

    Great tools. Elastic can be difficult inserting sometimes.

  • Sylvia Erspamer
    May 9, 2017

    Love it…need set for each granddaughter!

  • diane c
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like it would be so much easier than safety pins and much easier on the fingers.

  • Gloria Hemmen
    May 9, 2017

    Simple, practical, and easy to use tools – my favorite kind!

  • Carol Netzler
    May 9, 2017

    This is so awesome! I’ve been doing elastic waist lounge pants with my granddaughter. We’re going to try a skirt this summer. Those tools are definitely on my list! Thanks, Nancy!

  • Shawna Eddy Kissell
    May 9, 2017

    Thanks for the tutorial. I need to make a new skirt this weekend.

  • Suzanne R
    May 9, 2017

    Now there are some really useful products!

  • Karen
    May 9, 2017

    I’d also love to win this! Always using a safety pin, not so easy!

  • Pamela Beeth
    May 9, 2017

    I bought my original bodkins from Nancy’s Notions and I use them all the time. I won’t loan them out! NOW you have come up with the tools that solve the remaining causes of Ooops. I will be shopping for them as soon as my new catalog comes.
    Thanks a lot.

  • Cheryl K.
    May 9, 2017

    Who couldn’t use another sewing tool? I’d love to add this bodkin to my collection!

  • Jennifer Farris
    May 9, 2017

    Looks super easy and very cute!

  • Judith Lesiak
    May 9, 2017

    Great tips. Thanks

  • Diane Langham
    May 9, 2017

    Oh my! how easy! and of course it took Nancy Z. to come up with this. Now, no more struggling with safety pins and cords, etc.! I can now attempt more repairs and new clothing projects with renewed interest. THANKS NANCY!

  • Thunder
    May 9, 2017

    I just bought fabrics to make some skirts, it sure would be great to win these tools !!
    Thanks for the chance.

  • Paula Zidel
    May 9, 2017

    I’m happy beyond belief! I’ve been unable to find bodkins, as of late, and I’ve started serging more since I purchased a new Baby Lock Evolution. Without a bodkin I was finding it difficult to pull the serger tails into the seam. My old bodkin is metal and we all know it doesn’t bend. This is truly a breakthrough, and I’d love to win this set. Thanks for another FABulous tool, Nancy!

  • Marsha Chibitty
    May 9, 2017

    I like easy. I am going to try this.

  • Becky Potts Baker
    May 9, 2017

    This look like very handy tools! I’ve purchased other Clover tools shown on this blog and Nancy’s website and I love them. I’m sure these will be just as helpful!

  • Jolan Dallatore
    May 9, 2017

    As I am a gadget gal, this looks like the perfect addition to my overflow! And it sure looks easier than a safety pin. 🙂

  • Annette Deardurff
    May 9, 2017

    Nancy, you never fail to amaze!! This set is awesome! Thank you for the chance to win ! I hope you’re enjoying good health these days!!

  • Becky Ellis
    May 9, 2017

    Nothing is as frustrating as pulling your elastic through a casing and finding that the opposite end is pulled in and you have to start over. I make a lot of draw string gift bags from my fabric stash instead of using wrapping paper. This would definitely be a useful tool for elastic and ribbon. It looks much easier that the safety pin method.

  • Heidi Kolden
    May 9, 2017

    I’ve been using a very large safety pin. This looks to help keep the elastic from twisting as well.
    Clover makes awesome tools!

  • Sandra Cantrell
    May 9, 2017

    No more frustration using a large safety pin or the elastic getting lost in the band. Makes you want to sew more when you have the right tools.

  • Cindy Goldammer
    May 9, 2017

    Love,Love the Clover Tools. Where have these been all my life?

  • ALICIA SNYDER
    May 9, 2017

    This looks like the sewing notion I need! I sew for myself and my six year old granddaughter and you know how important elastic waistbands are to children so easy to pull up!

  • Tee
    May 9, 2017

    Thanks for a chance to win. Looks like it would make sewing quick and easy.

  • Kathleen Sergas
    May 9, 2017

    Love this new item…I would love to win it and it will be used alot…

  • Debbie Peterson
    May 9, 2017

    Wow, that looks so much easier on the fingers than a safety pin?

  • Debbie Peterson
    May 9, 2017

    Wow, that looks so much easier on the fingers than a safety pin.

  • Vicky
    May 9, 2017

    Haven’t made garments since high school! This post has sparked my interest! I’m definitely going to get the pattern and give it a try – I’ll be using the safety pin method but these nifty tools would be awesome!

  • Linda Pierson
    May 9, 2017

    I need to add these tools to my notions box! Such clever ways to tackle potentially frustrating tasks.

  • Maria Jene
    May 9, 2017

    cool!! looks like it would make life sooo much easier!!

  • Mary Tholemeier
    May 9, 2017

    Will make threading elastic & cording so much easier! Love this invention!

  • Linda M.
    May 9, 2017

    Oh Nancy, where were these wonderful notions when I was making all those clothes for my daughters and myself a “few” years ago? ha!

  • Beverly
    May 9, 2017

    The flexible bodkin looks so much better for ease of use than the old ones I’ve used for years. Always count on Nancy to come up with a better idea!

  • Edna Marks
    May 9, 2017

    Love to win this. So much easier than safety pin and loosing end of elastic in casing.

  • Chris
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like the best bodkin ever. Looks like one I could recommend to my students.

  • Jan C
    May 9, 2017

    These notions are so much better than a safety pin! And won’t accidentally unpin and poke you.

  • Jeanet Wilson
    May 9, 2017

    I would love to have this. It looks like it would be great for arthritic hands.

  • Eliza Mancini
    May 9, 2017

    The bodkin set is a great addition to my sewing tools. I can put them to great use sewing for my grandchildren

  • Gloria
    May 9, 2017

    Just bought this bodkin at the NN Sewing Weekend. Have not had a chance to try it yet.

  • Jan Sedivy
    May 9, 2017

    These new bodkin tools look like they should be very helpful for inserting elastic, trims or any item in a casing. Thank you for always being aware of new items to share to help make sewing easier resulting in a wearable yet not homemade looking garment.

  • Linda M
    May 9, 2017

    I love these! I’m going to have to get them.

  • Marsha Dimond
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like a handy little gadget for easy elastic insertion.

  • Jan Kanoy
    May 9, 2017

    I would love to try the new tools for inserting elastic. It sure looks easier than safety pins! Love all your tips and your TV shows.

  • Vicky
    May 9, 2017

    Wow, I would love a chance to try these out. Thanks for a chance to win them.

  • Joyce Ann
    May 9, 2017

    These look like winners!!!!!

  • Melanie Eddy
    May 9, 2017

    Time to replace my safety pin with these neat bodkins!

  • Carol Campbell
    May 9, 2017

    Gadget genius! These look super easy to use, and they beat safety pins for efficiency!

  • PamB
    May 9, 2017

    Cute skirt! And the tools make the elastic insertion so much easier. No pokes from safety pins! Thanks for the chance to win.

  • Noreen
    May 9, 2017

    I’ve always used safety pins. This looks nicer and easier!

  • Judy Brehmer
    May 9, 2017

    Amazing tools to solve many problems. This is one of the best new products. Hope to win.

  • Cynthia Willis
    May 9, 2017

    I just made this skirt! Loved the lines and flow. Thanks for keeping us updated with new products that make sewing fun again!

  • Pat
    May 9, 2017

    What a wonderful way to insert elastic into a casing. So easy and certainly an improvement from the old safety pin method. Thanks for the chance to win this slick tool.

  • Connie
    May 9, 2017

    Amazing. There was a time I made all my clothes, but haven’t lately. Looks like this could jump-start the ol’ gal!

  • Hollins Wender
    May 9, 2017

    I love new sewing gadgets, they make life so much easier and these sound like real winners. Speaking of winners..I hope I am one.

  • Shirley Trew
    May 9, 2017

    That would be so handy when doing the waist on grandsons pj’s.

  • Terri
    May 9, 2017

    I love the elastic lock set – I can other uses for it than just for elastic

  • Peggy Malecki
    May 9, 2017

    This looks like it would save a WHOLE lot of time and effort for me in my sewing . I struggle with waistbands and apron ties . I can finally see a light at the end of a very long tunnel !

  • Sue Cullifer
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like a great tool. Can’t wait to try it!

  • Idonna
    May 9, 2017

    What a wonderful way to put elastic in a skirt . No more fighting with it.

  • Jerilynn Saint-Onge
    May 9, 2017

    Thank you for another wonderful sewing tool to make our sewing projects even more enjoyable. Oh yes, I would love to be the recipient of these sewing tools, thanks!

  • Patricia Foht
    May 9, 2017

    I have been wanting to start wearing more skirts and this makes me very inspired to sew several for the summer.
    Thanks for the idea Nancy!

  • CAROLYN
    May 9, 2017

    This seems so far beyond a safety pin and a crochet hook. I have some PJs that keep losing their string.

    This tool will make working with elastic fun without the frustration,

  • Linda Shumway
    May 9, 2017

    Wow, these look like nifty tools that I might need! I’m a quilter but have an empty closet and really need to make some skirts for Church. Since I have to have elastic waists to compliment my aging body and really don’t like to sew clothes any more, anything to ease in threading elastic is a huge bonus. Thanks for the ideas.

  • Lori M.
    May 9, 2017

    What great tools for finishing your sewing work with…Thank you for the giveaway…

  • suzanne guthrie
    May 9, 2017

    looks like a great tool, will look forward to trying one, next little project includes a casing and ties!

  • Sandra D, Joliet
    May 9, 2017

    I love the flexibility of the clip and glide bodkin! I have a doll outfit I have to make and will be looking into that before I start. I also love the Elastic Lockset. I just don’t care for securing elastic with a big safety pin because it leaves holes in your fabric and sometimes I stick myself. Wonderful inventions.

  • Traci Y
    May 9, 2017

    What great tools! I can’t remember how many times I’ve lost safety pins and the elastic in my garments over the years.

  • Patti
    May 9, 2017

    Thanks so much for your giving spirit, sharing your knowledge and expertise with all of us. There are several “classes” and things I would love to get because of the information they impart, but unfortunately cannot afford to do that at this time. I really appreciate that your tips, teachings, helps, etc. are free for anyone. My prayer is that you will stay healthy and continue to help those of us who love to sew and that the love for sewing will spread to the next generation as well.

  • Mary Tague
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like a handy tool!

  • Peggy S
    May 9, 2017

    Retired recently and looking forward to doing more sewing for myself — not just mending.

  • Therese Bocchino
    May 9, 2017

    They look like useful tools that would make the task of sewing a skirt so much easier!

  • Lauren S.
    May 9, 2017

    Wow! These tools are genius!! I would love to have them the next time I make skirts! Thank you!!

  • Ruth Purvis
    May 9, 2017

    Thank you Nancy for the great directions for a lovely skirt. Your directions are always easy to follow and I haven’t made anything for myself in to many years (to busy quilting). I must pick up this pattern and give this a try. Your new sewing tool will be a big help as I have always used a large safety pin.

  • Jodie C
    May 9, 2017

    Wow… I could get rid of my safety pin for pulling elastic. What a great idea… I could really use one of these tools. Thanks

  • Maureen Grillo
    May 9, 2017

    I am looking forward to trying these new products. Any invention that makes my sewing tasks a bit easier is worth a try.

  • Rita
    May 9, 2017

    Awesome little tools that will make things so much easier. Hope to win these fine gadgets. If not may have to pick them up to add to my sewing “tools” I believe I even have this pattern. Been wanting to make some circle skirts, so they would make it that much easier. Thanks

  • nancy lewis
    May 9, 2017

    Awesome giveaway!1 I love sewing and having the right tool is so helpful.

  • Linda Janovitz
    May 9, 2017

    This is a GREAT tool, saves time and frustration !

  • Jacquelyn Williams
    May 9, 2017

    I want one! This appears to be a great new tool.

  • jane
    May 9, 2017

    What a great tool! Where was this when I was in jr. high or making shorts for my boys when they were young!? Could use this now as I have 5 grand-daughters who love gathered skits!
    Thanks, Nancy!

  • PLJ
    May 9, 2017

    Love the look and usefulness of this item. I’m an old Nursery/NICU nurse and have to say the clip reminds me of an umbilical cord clamp placed on babies after birth. 🙂

  • Teresa Gaddes
    May 9, 2017

    I teach sewing to kids-adults. We are always doing projects where these tools would be handy. I would love to have them in my teaching bag!

  • Ann Hudson
    May 9, 2017

    These tools would definitely help in the sewing room! I have a two elastic waist pants, and one skirt in the planning stage – would love to try the bodkin and clip. Thanks for the introduction and chance to win a set!

  • Laura
    May 9, 2017

    That tool would have saved my sanity on several projects!!

  • MonicaAD
    May 9, 2017

    FIESTA 🙂

  • NanaX3
    May 9, 2017

    Loving the look of these tools and would love to win them. They are so much better than the ones I have since learning to sew so many years ago. Thanks Nancy for demo with these tools.

  • Oma GL
    May 9, 2017

    Great tip for sewing the ends of the elastic.

  • Cindy S.
    May 9, 2017

    I would love to win this bodkin. I currently use a safety pin. It would be a welcome upgrage.

  • lois willingham
    May 9, 2017

    wow I’ve used all things to get my elastic threaded. this would be so helpful as I sew for my grandkids often.

  • Diane Pigman
    May 9, 2017

    Finally the tools to handle elastic waist bands without dread. I have sewn with Nancy’s help from the time my 4 children were tiny and still at it for friends and 8 grandkids. Fresh ideas and tools like these keep me enjoying sewing of all sorts.

  • Jeanette Hammons
    May 9, 2017

    You learn something new every day! Awesome tools to make a project speedier.

  • LoAnn Trowbridge
    May 9, 2017

    I haven’t made any clothes for ages. May give this a try!

  • Carol Maas
    May 9, 2017

    Some of my seven granddaughters want to learn to sew. How good to be able to speed up the process for girls in a hurry.
    This is one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” inventions.

  • Ann McGee
    May 9, 2017

    Would love these sewing tools. I too have been using a safety pin. Thank you Nancy & Clover.

  • Barbara
    May 9, 2017

    Oh my goodness! It looks great. Nancy, make an old lady stitcher very happy by giving it to me!

  • Janine G Allen
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like a great tool!

  • Vanda Kelly
    May 9, 2017

    Time saver. Stress reliever.

  • Mary Green
    May 9, 2017

    This looks like a great upgrade from the large diaper pin I’ve been using for the past 40 years! Ha

  • Peggy S
    May 9, 2017

    Wow great looking tools and would be useful in my sewing room. I will be looking for these in my next Nancy’s Notions
    Catalog. Keep up the good work, Nancy.

  • Martha long
    May 9, 2017

    Great tool. Love to have it.

  • mary
    May 9, 2017

    Looks like handy tools. Thank you Nancy for coming up with so many shortcuts that help us crowd sewing projects into our busy lives. I am a sewing room junkie so like all these extra devices.

  • Starla
    May 9, 2017

    What a handy tool!

  • ell
    May 9, 2017

    I’ve wanted a bodkin for a long time. This is the one.

  • Karen
    May 9, 2017

    I am in the process of making crib sheets for my daughters first child and I could really use this nifty tool. This is one notion that I don’t think I can live without! Great idea!

  • Lillian Brownell
    May 9, 2017

    Wow, This Sunday is Mother’s Day and my 4 girls always ask me what do I want, well it’s plain, I’ll tell them Flex n Glide Bodkin, Clip n Glide Bodkin and Elastic Lock Set. I am already on my 3rd generation of Circle skirts, cheer leader skirts and now 50s circle skirt for the Great Grand daughter in Kindergarten. This looks grand and even though I will soon be 79 I believe I’ll do one for myself. It will bring back a lot of fond memories of Be Bop shoes(saddle oxfords) circle skirts and crinolines that we wore in the 50s.

  • Bonnye
    May 9, 2017

    This tool looks like it will do the job of putting in elastic. Other tools and a safety pin do not cut it. The elastic usually gets lost in the casing and has to be redone.

  • Kris Valle
    May 9, 2017

    Hi Nancy – I have been using your tip of butting the ends of elastic together and sewing over scrap fabric since the first time I saw you demonstrating it. I make a lot of wrestling trunks for my husband each year and that technique has been a lifesaver! Thanks!

  • Kris Valle
    May 9, 2017

    Hi Nancy – I have been using your tip of butting the ends of elastic together and sewing over scrap fabric since the first time I saw you demonstrate it. The technique is a real lifesaver for me as I sew a lot of wrestling trunks for my husband each year.

  • Bridget
    May 9, 2017

    That is so cool! That’s much easier than what I have been doing. Thanks Nancy!

  • Karen payton
    May 9, 2017

    Love it! Easy to use tools make sewing a pleasure.

  • Gail Beam
    May 10, 2017

    What an awesome tool to have for sewing! Thank you so much for the chance to win this special sewing notion.

  • Sandy E
    May 10, 2017

    Handy tools make finishing projects quicker with less frustration. Yeah!

  • Jeanette withrow
    May 10, 2017

    I have this tool. I bought it because I was having trouble with my bodkin coming open. This tool is great I have used it many times. It has different sizes to use for different projects. So if you don’t win this it would make a great addition to your sewing tools. Thanks

  • Paula Wiseman
    May 10, 2017

    This would have helped when I was making 25 skirts for a local theater group!
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  • Brenda
    May 10, 2017

    I still use a safety pin. This tool would make putting in elastic so much easier.

  • Carol
    May 10, 2017

    What a clever little gadget. I’ve fought elastic for years.

  • Robin Cole
    May 10, 2017

    I too am still using a large safety pin, what a great tool, especially for my arthritic hands!

  • Michelle Wagner
    May 10, 2017

    This simple, but ingenious tool will stop the hand cramps of using a safety pin! Especially when making a formal type dress or skirt, which I sew quite often.

  • Barbara McDonald
    May 10, 2017

    I sew clothes for my three young great granddaughters under the age of six. I can sew how the tools would make sewing life easier than safety pins . Thank you

  • Anne
    May 10, 2017

    Looks like a great solution to an age old problem!

  • Judy A
    May 10, 2017

    What an awesome idea.

  • Pamela McCandless
    May 10, 2017

    Wow, finally a gadget for running elastic through that looks like it can genuinely makes the process easier for those of us with Rheumatoid arthritis!

  • beth
    May 10, 2017

    I would love to own that tool. I make elastic shorts all the time.

  • Diana G
    May 10, 2017

    What a wonderful idea !!! No more safety pin hand cramps..
    Thanks for the chance to win !!

  • Angela Curtis
    May 10, 2017

    What a great idea! Thanks for the ideas and the chance to win.

  • Linda Edwards
    May 10, 2017

    That looks much easier than the safety pins I have been using. Thanks for the chance to win one!

  • Marjie
    May 10, 2017

    I do lots of elastic work, pulling thru different types of casings, big and small, this new product would be great.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win one.

  • Linda Hazelwood
    May 10, 2017

    I’ve been following Nancy for years & using her great tips and tools.
    Would love to add this tool to my sewing arsenal.

  • Jamie Todhunter
    May 10, 2017

    I have always hated trying to get the elastic in clothes when sewing. These tools look like they would be a great help to make the job easier.

  • Dottie Frazier
    May 10, 2017

    This looks like fun! I would love to have one.

  • Lea
    May 10, 2017

    So much better than the safety pin I have been using all these years

  • Joyce
    May 10, 2017

    They look like very efficient tools for threading elastic. I’m ready to retire the safety pins.

  • Carol
    May 10, 2017

    It’s always fun to try a new product and this is useful too!

  • Donna Fecteau
    May 11, 2017

    That bodkin looks amazing! I have always just used a safety pin it works, but sometimes its a LOT of work.

  • Kathryn E
    May 11, 2017

    this is a much better idea than the old standby large safety pin method.

  • LindaC in AZ
    May 11, 2017

    I would love to try this. My “go-to” for threading elastic has always been a safety pin, but it seems that safety pin, like most things, are not being made the way they used to be made. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  • Julie Kill
    May 11, 2017

    I too would love to win this tool! A safety pin has been my go to also. for small bands or straps for small purses, this tool would be wonderful to use!
    Thanks Nancy!

  • Linda Coletta
    May 11, 2017

    Great instructions and illustrations. I just finished a project threading 90 inches of elastic through with a safety pin. Needless to say I would love winning this awesome product!

  • Linda Coletta
    May 11, 2017

    A sewing tool I would love to own, especially after I just threaded 90 inches of elastic using a safety pin!

  • Paulette Patterson
    May 11, 2017

    This is very frustrating when you are trying to thread elastic and it comes off the threader and gets stuck somewhere in the casing. I love the flexible nature of the implements you featured. Thanks for your helps and hints.

  • Karen Tucker
    May 12, 2017

    Love this idea! Lots better than hunting for a safety pin large enough to hold the elastic while threading it through the waistband.

  • Bonnie
    May 12, 2017

    What a handy tool! Quick and easy way to add elastic. This is a must-have addition to my sewing box. Thanks for the great giveaway.

  • Sandy Davis
    May 19, 2017

    Wow! You come up with the most useful & handy tools for our sewing tasks! I’d be so happy to win this set. I’ve tried so many options & this looks like a winner!

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