I had a leather thimble too, but kept poking myself through the leather with my needle. So, I gave up and now I use the Thimble Pad and I LOVE it!! You can position in the exact spot you want it on your finger and you can reuse it many times before it loses its sticky (do not apply lotion to your hands before you stick it on and do not wash your hands with it on) It gets a two thumbs up rating from me :thumbup: :thumbup: