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The Internet and particularly the World Wide Web offers so many great resources, here is one has a ton of helpful information.
The Home Sewing Association has begun a Tutorial Series online called GUIDELINES
This series (list getting longer every day) of brief articles is about many aspects of sewing for every level of expertise. Much of it can easily be used by Quilters too.
Definitely a page worth bookmarking
Peace of the Season
Wheat
After doing this bit of Research, it was pretty easy to see why the Craft Yarn Council did not publish any standards for Steel Hooks in its Yarn Standards.Com charts
Most Steel Hooks Look like this:
However, for those who appreciate Gentle on your hands and wrist, it is so cool that Clover will be bringing the Steel Soft Touch to the US so they can be more available (now only one supplier has them and it is in the Japanese packaging.
This will be great for those who like to do wire work as well.
Now back to the chart… It is fairly simple to see why good pattern editors (and designing authors) ALWAYS include the diameter of hooks and needles used – rather than just a “generic” letter or number.
I always prefer to base my Steel hook references and suggestions on metric measurements because all “brands” are made outside the US, in countries that base their engineering on M
etric standards, not Imperial.
If you would like details on Clover’s Soft Touch Steel hooks, including the thread sizes they recommend for each of their hooks, please visit our on-line retail shop ItsAllJustString.com
In a perfect world, these manufacturers will someday agree on “Size/Measurements” but probably not anytime soon.
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Col 1 Steel MM |
Col 2 Clover |
Col 3 Clover SoftTouch |
Col 4 Pony |
Col 5 Boye |
Col 6 Bates |
Col 7 Inox |
Col 8 tulip Skacel |
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| 1 | 0.40mm | – | – | – | – | – | No 16 | No 24 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0.45mm | – | – | – | – | – | – | No 23 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0.50mm | – | No 14 | – | – | – | No 15 | No 14 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0.55mm | – | – | – | – | – | – | No 13 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0.60mm | No 12 | No 12 | No 14 | – | – | No 14 | No 12 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0.70mm | – | – | No 13 | – | – | – | No 11 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0.75mm | No 10 | No 10 | No 12 | No 14 | – | No 13 | No 10 | 7 | |
| 8 | 0.85mm | – | – | no-name | No 13 | – | – | No 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | 0.90mm | No 8 | No 8 | no-name | – | No 14 | – | No 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | 0.95mm | – | – | – | – | No 13 | – | No 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | 1.00mm | No 6 | No 6 | no-name | No 12 | No 12 | No 12 | No 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | 1.05mm | – | – | – | – | No 11 | – | – | 12 | |
| 13 | 1.10mm | – | – | – | No 11 | – | – | No 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | 1.15mm | – | – | – | – | No 10 | – | 14 | ||
| 15 | 1.25mm | No 4 | No 4 | No 8 | – | No 9 | No 10 | No 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | 1.30mm | – | – | – | No 10 | – | – | No 3 | 16 | |
| 17 | 1.40mm | – | – | – | No 9 | No 8 | – | – | 17 | |
| 18 | 1.50mm | No 2 | No 2 | No 7 | No 8 | No 7 | No 8 | No 2 | 18 | |
| 19 | 1.60mm | – | – | – | – | No 6 | – | No 1 | 19 | |
| 20 | 1.65mm | – | – | – | No 7 | – | – | – | 20 | |
| 21 | 1.70mm | – | – | – | – | No 5 | – | – | 21 | |
| 22 | 1.75mm | No 0 | No 0 | No 4 | – | No 4 | No 6 | No 0 | 22 | |
| 23 | 1.80mm | – | – | – | No 6 | – | – | – | 23 | |
| 24 | 1.90mm | – | – | – | No 5 | – | – | – | 24 | |
| 25 | 2.00mm | – | A-0 | – | – | – | No 4 | 2/0 | 25 | |
| 26 | 2.20mm | – | – | – | – | – | No 16 | 3/0 | 26 | |
| 27 | 2.25mm | – | – | 2/o | – | – | – | – | 27 | |
| 28 | 2.30mm | – | B-1 | – | – | B | – | – | 28 | |
| 29 | 2.50mm | – | – | 3/o | – | – | – | 4/0 | 29 | |
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Col 2 Clover |
Col 3 Clover SoftTouch |
Col 4 Pony |
Col 5 Boye |
Col 6 Bates |
Col 7 Inox |
Col 8 Tulip |
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* Based on Data Current as of February 2007, updated to add photos on 2007-May-02 updated to add Tulip on 2007-May-24 updated to add on 2008-Sep-14 * ALWAYS MAKE A GAUGE SWATCH * ALWAYS check/measure the diameter of your hook – Older Hooks often do NOT have the same Diameter as those made today. – * If you find an error, please do email me with the correction. | ||||||||||
Incidentally, you can often find reasonably price templates intended for measuring screw sizes at your favorite Hardware store, (mine is ACE then Sears Tool department, since they are independently owned and the people at the ones nearest to me don’t ever laugh when I explain how I plan to use “stuff” – okay they do shake their head a lot, but they always understand what I want, if not why) As soon as I can find it, I will post a picture of my favorite one.
COMMERCIAL: If you want to add Clover Soft Touch Steel hooks to your collection, you can find them at: ItsAllJustString my on-line shop
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Wheat
Wheat’s Non-Standard Disclaimer:
Those who know me, know I only like to talk/sell things I like. That way, even though it might look a bit like an info-mercial, it really is not. The purpose of my Tech-Nessities topics is sharing information about products I like, and believe offer valuable information or resources – even if I sometimes benefit if you then choose to buy them
A Tale of Two Attitudes ….
In one professional group, a member needed to get contact info for something about an upcoming trade show guide. She asked on Tuesday and got answers on Wednesday and by Thursday her situation was handled.
She asked “in the group” for two reasons, first out of consideration for the association staff – this week s one of their busiest times of the year and second, because that is Exactly what the group is for, providing association information to members of the Design community
In other words, she asked for information in exactly the proper place.
What was striking (well not if you know her) was that not only did she come back and thank those who had provided the info she needed, but to comment on the great service she had received AND named the individual who provided it.
It was also great that several people chimed in to comment about the employee of the association and their positive experiences with this person in the past.
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Contrast that with another incident
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Something happened recently to a member of the art community and it was pretty awful.
Bad enough, but then, as a result of a misunderstanding, there “seemed” to be an insurance problem. Instead of calling the agent who set up the policy, this person decided to go on a list of artisans and talk about how upset she was.
What followed was pretty much what happens – some chiming in with their own horror stories,
other talking about what they would do, like calling their lawyers, contacting attorney generals, and all sorts of what I would call – if all else fails type of suggestions.
Well the good news is that a person on the list, explained that it was not as it appeared. (Information a phone call to the agent would have gotten her sooner) – Rather, the insurance company was protecting itself – so it was more about good people having to take an extra step because of the wrong doings of others and there was a happy ending.
And the person with the problem also came back to let the list know that it was resolved.
The incidents seem the same, but what bothered me was that in one case great care was taken to praise the company employee who helped resolve the problem and in the second, it seems great pains was taken NOT to “name names”
And yes, it is great that a list member explained – including directing her back to the insurance agent who sold the polidy.
Yet, it sounds to me while the agent who sold the insurance may have not explained “how it works” but then, it also does not seem they were ever given the chance.
What that agent did do right, was make sure his client got the proper coverage to begin with.
If that had not happened, it would not have mattered how helpful the “fill in because your agent is out of the office today” guy had been, because he would not have been able to help.
If someone gives you good service, even if all that service is making sure you get what you need,
Why not be as quick to praise as we are to condemn when we don’t get good service.
Seems to me that when we fail to at least thank (even a “thank you to all”) those who have helped us, even it was “part of their job” – don’t we just make it easier for those who don’t to justify their failures because “no one cares”.
Is saying thank you really so hard.
So….
Thank you Marsha for your help to all the members of our trade association, you are part of an unfailling helpful team of folks and many of us do appreciate all you do.
Thank you Jackie and Fredrikka and others who took the extra time to make sure good service did not go unnoticed.
Thank You T-F for explaining how and why the seemingly unhappy situation existed and could be resolved.
Last but not least,
Thank you Unknown Insurance Agents At A Company I wish I knew more about for your service and caring during and after the sale.
And a special Thank you to all who have helped me and whom I may have neglected to properly thank at the time.
Just something to think about
Peace of the Season
Wheat
Plans Change – Decisions Don’t
About 1/2 way thru her sessions on Search Engine Optimization & Successful Website marketing, Cricket posts a link to the following essay
Plans Change – Decisions Don’t
It includes an essay from motivational speaker Zig Ziglar.
All of us have significant dates in our lives, I had written last November about how I view birthdays, but for a whole host of not always amuzing reasons, April 1st is another “significant” date each year.
After several months of struggling with “new to me” software, getting it to work “the way I want” it is time and past time to begin moving forward again
So here’s to Spring and New Beginnings, and maybe having some fun along the way, learning to love the detours, but always keeping my eyes on the “desired” destination.
Wheat
