"As I was about to despair I found a cheapo plastic one that fit perfectly, and I could finally stop concentrating on keeping it on my finger and focus on my stitches. That worked for about a year, then the plastic wore through "
I got a chuckle out of this...I also had a plastic thimble like that, it was a hand out from an aspiring politician and had "I like Dike" printed on it. I have never had a thimble before or since that fit as well. I too wore a hole right through it and it eventually just split in half. I managed to eek out more use with well place duct tape for a while but eventually had to give it a decent burial. I now use a soft plastic one with a metal tip, but still have never found one like that cheap plastic one....Oh Mr. Dike, if you are still out there and have some spare thimbles can you send me one?