Originally Posted by ibeesewin
Thanks for all the tips on thimbles. I guess I am just going to have to keep trying until I get one that works. Wearing it around for other daily activities though sounds like a good idea.
My mother never used a thimble while sewing so I wonder if that has something to do with me not using one. I guess I am going to have to train my brain to become accustomed to one.
I never wear it on purpose, but once you get used to wearing it, it isn't a problem. Of course, it needs to stay on your finger. I had the hardest time finding one small enough to stay on my finger. I bent a couple just trying to get them a bit smaller.
I had to learn to use one. I thought I couldn't...then I was working working on binding several quilts and was making serious holes in the end of my finger, so I forced myself to use one in order to save myself from bleeding. Now I prefer to use one when sewing more than a button.