Originally Posted by
ptquilts
I always keep those after I give blood but never find a use for them! Not sure what you mean by thimble hitting your ring finger.
My metal thimble is on my middle finger. As I quilt, the rim of the thimble repeatedly hits the knuckle of my ring finger, and very soon it's sore. The wrap around the ring finger knuckle pads it and protects it from being injured.