Another here who never learned to use a thimble. Quilting can be a real pain and that needle seems to find the hole it punctured over and over! I think I have one of every thimble produced plus some other ideas such as a banjo pick! I finally decided I liked the leather thimbles but those get full of holes. The one I really, really like is the coin thimble that is leather so it fits to my finger but it has a dimpled metal circle in the tip that the needle hasn't punctured yet. Best thing I've found yet.