Originally Posted by Overlander
The thimble is a very light metal made by Dritz - it can be adjusted by squeezing the sides to fit your finger. I have arthritis and my joints are big and lumpy so regular thimbles don't fit. I use leather ones that I make myself for English Paper Piecing but end up with holie fingers that look like I've been sticking myself with pins. :) I am hoping this little thimble will help.
Thanks for the information. I only learned to use a thimble 12 years ago. Up to that time, I had a nice hard pad on my finger from pushing pins down on lace pillows for 20 years. When I stopped (or nearly) making the lace, my finger softened up. I now have a lovely silver thimble, but it is slightly too large, so I have a little bit of blue tak inside, which gives me the necessary grip. I'm going to look this Dritz one up.