Perl Cotton #8 - oh yeah, my only way to hand quilt. I don't do any fancy small stitches any longer because, well, I can't. So, I decided several years ago that if I was gonna hand stitch, I would flaunt it. A few years later, I saw online that others are flaunting it as well. Sigh. Always been a head of my time. I think I have a few pics in my albums that show my big old stab stitching.

Pros = love the look and feel. I make all my COC's with them and sometimes just mix all the colors up in one wild colorful jumble.
Sometimes just white perl cotton is the perfect touch.

Cons = with my constant friend, Arthur, it can hurt like heckfire shoot to pull through all the sandwiching. To help pull the needle through, I cut up those rubbery drawer liners into squares or circles and grab the needle. Voila! I tried finger cots but could never find any that fit my fingers good enough to keep from slipping. BUT! One day while sitting in the ER recently, I discovered that I left my "pullers" at home. So, I lifted a pair of gloves off the wall and cut the fingers off. Used them and let me say I felt brilliant. Worked like a charm. Gripped the needle firmly and easily pulled through.