One of the more frustrating aspects of sewing is getting little tiny tubes of fabric to turn right side out. There are lots of methods, using a ribbon and safety pin, leaving the thread tail long and pulling it through the tube, and using a bobby pin and snipping a hole at the top (and pulling it through) - none of which I work fantastically. I've purchased commercial tools as well, some of which work better than others. However, I was recently sent a Fasturn to test out and I have to say "I love it"!

I had heard about this product previously on notions reviews, but didn't understand how this tool could be so useful until I tried it myself. And it's easy to use too - create your fabric tube, slip the Fasturn inside, insert the 'pigtail' and twist so that it grabs the fabric, and pull (you can check out an illustration here). I tried it several times and got great results each trial.

If you're interested in purchasing this product yourself, The Crowing Touch company is offering a 20% discount on your order when you enter in the coupon code "BLOG". While you're there you can check out their other selection of sewing notions including bias tape makers, patterns, a video on how to use the Fasturn, and fabrics.