Originally Posted by Moonpi

Thimbles are more individualized than any other sewing notion I can think of. I use two hands, and my right hand likes a nice, breathable leather thimble. My left, often poked, uses an old sterling one that some would consider too big for my hand. It's all what suits your needs and your fingers. When I was doing a lot of hand quilting years ago, my hands built up so many callouses that thimbles weren't required, but that takes a while to build up.