Originally Posted by Lacelady
I use a tailor's thimble too - I have several now, as I was worried about losing my only one. None of them fit as well as I would like, so I have a small amount of blutack in each, which just makes the inside a little tacky so they stay on nicely. I never thought of trying to make them oval!
Mine isn't a perfect oval because it definitely has a front and back to it. I can tell just by the way it feels when I put it on, no need to look. If it ever wears out, I will be in a pickle.
The blutack is a great idea! Way back when I lost a bunch of weight (unfortunately, found it all again plus some), my thimble got loose, so I used some special tooth wax to pad it out. It's a wax that dentists and ERs give out to cover a cracked or chipped tooth until you can get it fixed properly. It's very tacky and sticks well to metal.
I think your blutack idea is better, though.