Oh my Clappers! Tips and trick for beginner quilting

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @pickinstitches
    @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад +11

    Do you use clappers in your sewing room?

    • @danitaturner
      @danitaturner 2 месяца назад +2

      Absolutely!

    • @marshamiles6528
      @marshamiles6528 2 месяца назад +1

      I definitely do.

    • @Sewmena918
      @Sewmena918 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes. I only have one, but I use it all the time.

    • @DianeSmith-h7t
      @DianeSmith-h7t 2 месяца назад +2

      Yes! I have 3 sizes that my husband made me out of red oak. I would love to have a longer one like yours. Need to talk to my hubby!😘

    • @Kim-tl4wz
      @Kim-tl4wz 2 месяца назад +4

      I don't just because they're so expensive but have thought about asking my husband to make me some. So I'd love for your husband to do a demonstration of he'd be willing to do one!

  • @dorothyschreyer6679
    @dorothyschreyer6679 Месяц назад

    I wish my dad was still around, he would have made me clapper! Yours are very pretty.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  Месяц назад

      I've spent so many quality hours in the shop with my dad woodworking. Hold those memories close!

  • @ginaolive4853
    @ginaolive4853 2 месяца назад +1

    My uncle made me a 12” square clapper that is absolutely beautiful!! It looks like a cutting board with a handle.

  • @faeriepabich6414
    @faeriepabich6414 2 месяца назад +10

    This was a super informative video! I use the Riley Blake clappers. If your husband ever decides to make them to sell, I definitely want to be counted in! They are beautiful, too!

  • @jaclynmoylan1905
    @jaclynmoylan1905 20 часов назад +1

    I would totally buy clappers from you guys!!! I don’t mind paying the price for quality. I just got 4 new clappers from made by Riley Blake like Lori Holt uses and while they are pretty I feel like they really need to be heavier hence the interest in yours. I love the square design

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  8 часов назад

      If we make up a batch I will post to the FB group and here on RUclips. Im curious- can you give me weights on the clappers you have? Im curious about the weight/ inch of lenght type comparison.

  • @emilydavis2840
    @emilydavis2840 2 месяца назад +1

    This is great! My husband and I have discussed clappers and he said he would be glad to make me some, to just get him the information. So, I’m going to send this video!

  • @terrimccluskey1979
    @terrimccluskey1979 2 месяца назад +1

    Very interesting. I have a few square clappers that I use for my blocks. Love the square ones and use a lot. Maybe you would like them too. Ask your husband. Thanks Kelly

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      I may have to try some, I feel like Im always running out of room to store things, but then when Im pressing a ton I bet Id love them!

  • @michellejaggard9657
    @michellejaggard9657 2 месяца назад +6

    Kelly, I am many, many more years older than you and I started out as a garment sewer. I sewed for myself, my two sons, later, my one daughter and many years later my granddaughters. I also made clothing for my self. You are right! Clappers are used in garment sewing. Mainly in collars, sleaves, cuffs and pockets. The mid 1960's was when I began garment sewing during highschool. I began making quilts in the 1980's and again clappers to the rescue. The "Taylor's Clappers is what I had so they were what I used, and still use just because they were already in my sewing room. You are smart to have made them the way you are now (if you don't do garment sewing) In sewing garments the areas you use them you need them curved and smaller, and as you figured out ...... not so much for quilting!

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Thank you for all the intell!! Sometimes I guess or assume and you know what they say about that! Lol;) I love reusing items I already have!!

  • @renestovall9226
    @renestovall9226 2 месяца назад +3

    Beautiful work done by your hubby!

  • @BonnieHuntress
    @BonnieHuntress 2 месяца назад +3

    Yes I would be interested in purchasing one or two of your clappers?

  • @SharonCarbine
    @SharonCarbine 2 месяца назад +2

    Kelly, you are fortunate to have such a loving, supportive and talented husband!!!

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Aww thank you! Ans yes I really am! He spent more time kn my sewing room bc of the clappers, lol. We both like to be creative!!

  • @alieb409quilts
    @alieb409quilts 2 месяца назад +3

    Would you ever want a square one? Maybe with a handle on top. Use it for the blocks once they are assembled. Thanks for the info! Would love to see a video of him making one!

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад +1

      @alieb409quilts maybe! I play a lot of tetris already and I'm not sure the big one would be as useful as two skinny ones. But we have talked about it!

  • @cherylknuckles5285
    @cherylknuckles5285 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh yeah and thank you. I really enjoyed your video.❤

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      So glad you enjoyed it! I love them!

  • @doodlebugpopcorn7142
    @doodlebugpopcorn7142 2 месяца назад +4

    I love my clapper!! My hubby said he'd be willing to watch a tutorial and make me a few more.

  • @patricianestorick1159
    @patricianestorick1159 2 месяца назад +1

    Great topic, thanks for the information, makes sense to make them longer. Hope he does the video that way I can show it to my husband and say please😀

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      I hope so too! He's pretty busy in real life but we will try!

  • @baseballquilter
    @baseballquilter 2 месяца назад +1

    Hi! first time viewer. I love your clappers. It is a great idea to have a longer one. I do exactly what you said, I line up all the ones I have if I need to. I never thought about weighing them. I am going to that. Even not knowing the weight of my clappers I do find myself using the heaviest ones. Thank you for the video it was very informative. A tutorial on how to make one would be great. I know I could get my husband in the garage to make me one! Another "honey do"! 🤩

  • @MarciaBaker1205
    @MarciaBaker1205 2 месяца назад +2

    I use clappers & have several different sizes & weights the maple does absorb & disperse the heat quicker which does cause the seam to set quicker. Thanks for the info!

  • @lisagosen1179
    @lisagosen1179 2 месяца назад +3

    Great video! I would love to see how your husband makes them so that I can encourage my husband to make one for me.

  • @donnajeffrey5598
    @donnajeffrey5598 2 месяца назад +1

    I LOVE using clappers! I only have a couple but would love to know more about the larger ones that you have. Thank you SO much for sharing this video!

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Hoping to get hubby do make us a video!

  • @theresameynardie2158
    @theresameynardie2158 2 месяца назад +3

    Clappers are a game changer and I use them. All I have is 2 but, I’d love to have more. Please get hubby to show us how. I can’t seem to convince my husband to make me any. 😢I need to learn.

  • @sunflowerbaby1853
    @sunflowerbaby1853 2 месяца назад +3

    If your hubby ever decides to make some to sell I would love to purchase a long rectangle one with square ends.
    He is ever so talented!!!😊

    • @donnamammele8327
      @donnamammele8327 2 месяца назад +2

      Same! I’d buy one. Or two.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. Are you on the private FB group? Ill probably post it there as soon as I know something!

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. Are you on the private FB group? Ill probably post it there as soon as I know something!

    • @sunflowerbaby1853
      @sunflowerbaby1853 2 месяца назад

      @@pickinstitches
      I’m not on Facebook.🙁

  • @jeane.2722
    @jeane.2722 2 месяца назад +1

    My hubby made me some heavy oak ones, I love them, very heavy. Game changer for sure. Thanks for sharing.

  • @michellebridges3557
    @michellebridges3557 2 месяца назад

    Would love to purchase a clapper. Big 15” would be awesome. One of my favorites is a 6” square one.
    I also really like ones with intention in the middle to help grab the clapper

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  Месяц назад

      Yes, mine have grooves in the bloodwood part to help pick them up. If we try a square one, I think it will need a handle!

  • @juliaboster829
    @juliaboster829 2 месяца назад +1

    Yes would love to see how they are made

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Im hoping I can get him to make us a video, might be a couple weeks though. Hes busy in real life, lol :)

  • @bonnielovett8204
    @bonnielovett8204 2 месяца назад +2

    Your hubby did a great job on your clappers. I love clappers.

  • @joydicksonquilts
    @joydicksonquilts 2 месяца назад +1

    Love your clappers. I’m showing my husband this tutorial ❤

  • @patricevanvleet2281
    @patricevanvleet2281 2 месяца назад +2

    Absolutely I use clappers & like you, I’m very lucky as I have many of them because my husband makes them all for me. 😂

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      The best! Honey do list was never so important;)

  • @ConnieKresinCampbell
    @ConnieKresinCampbell 2 месяца назад +2

    I use clappers all the time and have 4. Your husband does great work and those large ones would be perfect!

  • @Quiltycat-dq3ys
    @Quiltycat-dq3ys 2 месяца назад +1

    I still have my original tailor's garment clapper and there is definitely a reason they were shaped the way they were for garment making. For quilting, I think you've come up with a great solution and size, as my clapper is too short for most of the blocks I make. I don't make small, traditional 6" squares most of the time, which most quilter's clappers seem geared toward.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      That totally make sense. I just have been in a big block thing lately:)

  • @ShadowMoonFarms
    @ShadowMoonFarms 2 месяца назад +1

    I knew those clappers were special. I line mine up as I need too

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад +1

      I dont think you can ever have too many clappers :)

  • @lindabohne8735
    @lindabohne8735 2 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for your informative video. I would be interested in a clapper or two should your husband should decide to make some. I really enjoy your videos and have learned several things along the way. Thank you for doing them. Have a great holiday weekend.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. Are you on the private FB group? Ill probably post it there as soon as I know something!

  • @teresamc521
    @teresamc521 2 месяца назад +2

    I think the Clippers are beautiful!

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      I love them! We picked up some purple heart I cant wait to see them finished out!

  • @DK2do
    @DK2do 2 месяца назад +2

    Yes ... have 6 of them ... really like them. And yes, hubby should make more and sell.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. Im trying to get him to start filming soon!

  • @marcydiver
    @marcydiver 2 месяца назад +1

    Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your experience. I would love to have some of the clappers. I so enjoy watching you. ❤ I have one that I bought from FQS, by Riley Blake.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much! How do you like the Riley Blake one? Is it the large one or the small one?

  • @ChristiannaGrinter
    @ChristiannaGrinter 2 месяца назад +1

    I love a clapper and they really do a great job flattening seams. I would pay for good quality and loooove the extra long ones.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. Are you on the private FB group? Ill probably post it there as soon as I know something!

  • @ConnieInman1954
    @ConnieInman1954 2 месяца назад +1

    I would love to see how your husband made the clappers. My husband said he would make some for me. Love your videos.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. Are you on the private FB group? Ill probably post it there as soon as I know something!

  • @CuriousES
    @CuriousES 2 месяца назад +1

    Would love a heavy one! My fat seams need all the help they can get, after watching you I bought a clapper but it really needs weight to lay flat on the whole seams and not just float on top of the extra bulky unions

  • @teresaannborchers6769
    @teresaannborchers6769 2 месяца назад +1

    I too love to use clappers. Would be interested in adding to my collection but would want the longer ones. 😊

  • @edelweissquiltingembroider1761
    @edelweissquiltingembroider1761 2 месяца назад +2

    I was going to ask my husband to make longer clappers. I like the rectangle shape

  • @nolastowe
    @nolastowe 2 месяца назад +2

    I keep looking for the Buy Now Link :) :) :) 😝

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Hehe! I'm trying to get hubby into making a small batch, but he works a ton in real life;)

  • @gloriahaney5407
    @gloriahaney5407 2 месяца назад

    I would love to see your hubby’s process. I have a clapper - it’s actually from a leftover stair post from when we built my sewing cabin. But I’d love to have more. Thanks!

  • @sarijenkins1792
    @sarijenkins1792 2 месяца назад +2

    My husband and I went through the same journey! A couple of them bleed with steam so he sandwiched them too. We didn’t have bloodwood but my favorite is red oak and Purple Heart Just don’t drop them on your feet lol

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      We were talking about purple hear today too!!

  • @anitamartin7639
    @anitamartin7639 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you ! Would love to see a video how he makes them. Going to ask son about blood wood

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in. I think I have him convinced to make us a video.

  • @rachelrene81
    @rachelrene81 2 месяца назад +2

    My husband cut a large Acacia wood butcher block into 6 clappers for me. I like them better than the maple.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Awesome!! Can you shoot a pic of it? Over on the FB group?

  • @lindamaddox644
    @lindamaddox644 2 месяца назад +1

    Yes I do ,would like a longer size to fit the blocks at least 18". Does he sale his. Clappers.

  • @shereeblack5706
    @shereeblack5706 2 месяца назад +1

    I buy wooden cutting boards at thrift store and use a clapper.

  • @LouAnnCox-yi8us
    @LouAnnCox-yi8us 2 месяца назад +1

    would love to see how they are made. Do you sell them?

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Im tryinig to get hubby to make us a video, and maybe a small batch of them. Hes pretty busy in real life but Im trying :)

  • @RoseWaddell-jj7oe
    @RoseWaddell-jj7oe 2 месяца назад +2

    Is the blood wood grooved in go easier grip for people with arthritis in their hand?

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      It does have a slot for fingers but I'm not sure about foe arthritis

    • @kaulson1
      @kaulson1 2 месяца назад

      Yes, we use a router to add a profile and grip so it's easier to pick up. They are a bit heavy, though.

  • @marywalz4618
    @marywalz4618 2 месяца назад +1

    I would love to buy one of the large clappers. Do you sell them?

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      I think we are going to do a how to video for woodworker out there, but I'm hoping to get him to make a few extras for ppl who don't have a wood worker in their life.

    • @glennwalz156
      @glennwalz156 2 месяца назад

      Sorry my husband doesn't do woodworking but would love to buy one. Thanks Mary walz

  • @dedyrae
    @dedyrae 2 месяца назад +3

    Are you going to do a video of your sewing room?

  • @danitaturner
    @danitaturner 2 месяца назад +1

    I have some square ones with handles too.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Very cool! I need to try some squares:)

    • @danitaturner
      @danitaturner 2 месяца назад

      @@pickinstitches they are nice for completed blocks for that one last press. I leave them on overnight for those stubborn little buggers! Lol

  • @DD-ek8qc
    @DD-ek8qc 2 месяца назад +1

    This was all quite interesting to me. Why not go to a maple outer and red oak interior? This would definitely be less expensive than the blood wood. There is an Etsy shop that sells just oak clappers. I'm not sure why it's been traditionally maple other than it's least likely to leave any transfer on your fabric. Have your hubby make an oak/maple combo and see how that works.

  • @catheyr1566
    @catheyr1566 2 месяца назад +1

    Count me in to buy a heavy long one.

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад +1

      I'll see if I can bend his arm:) I'll keep you posted. Are you in the FB group? I'll probably share there first if I can make it happen:)

    • @catheyr1566
      @catheyr1566 2 месяца назад

      @@pickinstitches yes, I’m in your FB group

  • @cherylknuckles5285
    @cherylknuckles5285 2 месяца назад +4

    I have a love to have a small one and I also would love to have one of your 13 1/2 inch one if your husband do decide to sell them, please let me know

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Im trying to rope him in! Ill keep you guys posted:). Are you on the Private FB group? Ill probably post things there the soonest.

    • @dorothyschreyer6679
      @dorothyschreyer6679 Месяц назад

      The long one would be nice

  • @nancystorer4675
    @nancystorer4675 7 дней назад

    Do u sell them❤

  • @tracydu-4430
    @tracydu-4430 2 месяца назад +1

    Can I buy a clapper from you?

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Ill keep you guys posted, if I can rope him in to making some for sale. Are you on the private FB group? Ill probably post it there as soon as I know something!

  • @dedyrae
    @dedyrae 2 месяца назад +1

    What other things does your husband build from wood?

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  Месяц назад

      Mostly tables, but the occasional jewelry box, chess board, and deck lol!

  • @ValerieBrown-le7ew
    @ValerieBrown-le7ew 2 месяца назад +2

    Hey I found a shop that specializes in Moda fabric. I have not ordered yet from her, but I am going to see if the quality is the same as FarQuarter. Pastery Shop Quilts

    • @pickinstitches
      @pickinstitches  2 месяца назад

      Awesome! Moda is Moda..... Let me know how it goes!