Originally Posted by kwhite
What part of the thimble do you use to push the needle? I use the top or end of my finger. I have seen people who use the pad of their finger.
I am a fingernail quilter by nature so when I use the thimble I end up using the top part right about where that lip comes up and nests inside your fingernail. I have never used the pad of my finger area. When not using a thimble the shaft of the needle is balanced against the tip of my finger with the eye end set into my fingernail. So when I use the thimble it is always the top but more often the dimpled area that nests behind the fingernail.