I have used most of the ideas listed above. The thin finger cots would lose their grip too soon, maybe using Thread heaven caused that. The nubby finger cots like the ones in stationary stores didn't seem to grip well either. My favorite is a small finger cot by Bohin it is thicker than the balloon type, but not as thick as the nubby ones, and it has a few tiny holes cut out of it for air circulation, and a perforated spot for your fingernail, if needed. The only problem with it is I use a large and I don't consider my fingers all that large. I normally use a small/medium thimble. So someone with truely large fingers, probably wouldn't fit into this. I think this is the largest size they make. But for me this is the best.