Originally Posted by Suzanne in VT
My favorite thimble, without a doubt, is from the Thimblelady. It cost my $80 years ago, but is priceless as far as I'm concerning. No bending of the fingers and no pain after doing it for a while.
For quilting, I have the Thimblelady cone thimble for my finger and the thumb thimble for my thumb.
Best investment I ever made.
I'm seriously contemplating getting the cone thimble in steel, just in case my silver one ever wears out. It doesn't show any signs of wear at all... but I would hate for it to wear through and be without!