youme, thank you for showing how you hand sew. I really think I will try that..it looks a lot more like what I would like to do. I make myself use the end section of my finger (because I keep telling myself that it is the "correct" way to hand sew)...but..I tend to want to use the same section of my finger that you do to put pressure on the needle to push it through. Huh...now I find out...like everything else...there IS no "correct" way..! This is really exciting and I'm going to have to get one of the ring thimbles!!