Tool for Micro Rings
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Printed Date: January 06 2026 at 4:52pm
Topic: Tool for Micro Rings
Posted By: sassyhair
Subject: Tool for Micro Rings
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 2:05pm
| Can anyone recommend anything besides the latch hook for applying the micro rings. I have tried the EZ threader but find that its a bit thick at one point and the micro rings dont slip over it easily. Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: elio
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 2:54pm
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I've heard of people using regular steel wire. But I really recommend the latch hook.
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Posted By: sassyhair
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 6:56am
| There is another tool available besides the latch hook that American Dream sell but I cannot seem to find it on there website or in the Black Book. |
Posted By: sansconformist
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 9:29am
The most success I have had with small openings is with beading wire - the tigertail kind. It's plastic wrapped metal, so you can crimp it into a "V" shape but it stays soft and flexible, unlike plain wire. You could fashion somthing like the EZ threader out of tigertail to use with microrings easily enough. I could never get the hand of the latch hook either  They always tangled in my hair, and didn't hold enough hair . Oh well.
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Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 11:03pm
| I use regular weaving thread or dental floss. |
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 8:04am
| http://www.short2long.com/. go to products scan down to looper tool. This is what I use |
Posted By: sassyhair
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 8:58am
| Yes that is ideal for what I am looking for. I could do with ordering one of those from that site. cheers for that much appreciated. |
Posted By: sansconformist
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 9:28am
| sassy, if you want a tool like the one on that link, you can save yourself the shipping by going to a Jo-Annes and getting the base you put x-acto blades into and some of the tigertail I mentioned. Just put a loop of the tigertail into the x-acto base. You'd have the same thing. Good luck |
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 9:44am
| I have tryed to find the base of this else where but have not. I do just buy a spool of fine wire at craft store and replace the wire to length I want. I don't buy wire from them. |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 9:27pm
| I've used fishing string and looped it w/a shrinkie shrunk at the bottom for a little handle. I'm sure it would work w/wire too. |
Posted By: sassyhair
Date Posted: October 25 2005 at 2:51am
| I have bought some wire and am going to have a go at making something to night. Lets hope it works |