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I have also used two layers of electrical tape in a pinch!
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Here's my 2 cents worth and it has worked for many years. I put a rubber finger cot over the thimble. Keeps the thimble on till I take it off. Sometimes I cut off a finger from an old dish-washing glove and use it. You can use the same one over and over till it wears out. I use my Grandmother's old thimble and could not sew without it.
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One easy thimble to wear is to take a pair of leather garden gloves and cut off the finger(s). I use these on my fingers or thumb and then the little dot on the other hand...
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Originally Posted by freezeframe03
I just cannot come to terms with using a thimble. I only have one end of my binding sewn and am already well on my way to a sore finger! Anyone else have this problem and what do you use to keep the needle eye from poking at you?
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do more quilting until you get a callus on the end of your finger....after that, no problem :-D
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Originally Posted by Bluphrog
I have the same problem. I found these, which are called "Nimble Thimble" and they have a slit that your fingernail goes through. I have a tendency to push with the side of my middle finger, and this one comes down to the first knuckle and protects the side of my finger. As with most things, the small is too tight and the medium is not tight enough, but I found that if I put a finger cot on first, the thimble fits good.
http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?...348&cat_id=143 What would happen if you soaked the too large one in water and wore it until it dried? Wouldn't that shrink it to size? Or is tooo large? k
Originally Posted by cjomomma
I can't use a thimble due to long fingernails.
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My jr. high sewing teacher knew I would never learn to sew very well because I had such a hard time with a thimble. I am happy to tell you I am a prize winning wearable artist, quilter and writer. I have learned to use a thimble along the way, but I don't think it made me sew any better. To be helpful, getting one that fits is very important.
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I didn't wear a real thimble until I found one that fit! While cleaning out my deceased great-aunt's sewing supplies - I found one. It looked like a piece of junk. As I used it - the tarnish wore off and I found that I had a 24 carat gold thimble! Folks warn me that gold is soft and will wear out. Not yet - 20+ years and counting. In the winter when I'm cold, sometimes it doesn't fit quite so well. Then I just lick my finger and the extra moisture does the trick. I used to go through leather thimbles like crazy. I buy any new ones I find on the market. I have to keep the middle finger nail a bit shorter than the rest so I don't break it. But there are many cool ones on the market that let your fingernail through. As a guitarist, I have gotten used to calluses on my left hand. Perhaps you can develop a good one where you need it. There are no rules - but never stop experimenting. That's how we learn and discover new solutions to problems.
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I have bought a leather thimble that has wide elastic on the top where the nail is. I found them at Joann's, among other places, but Joann's is the only one I remember.
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I too was NEVER able to keep a thimble on my finger, they were uncomfortable and generally way too big. When I started doing hand applique about 1 1/2 yrs ago I had to find something that worked. I FOUND IT!! Clover makes a metal flat tipped thimble with soft vinyl top that forms somewhat to your finger. I do hand work when my DH &
I travel and I have started eating in restaurants and look and I still have the thimble on--it is that comfortable! I have tried a leather thimble but my dog ate it! lol I also collect old thimbles which are such fun as some are so ornate, different metals and I even have one with a thread cutter on the side. My oldest is probably a political thimble with Coolidge/Dawes on it! Good luck finding one that will work for you. Sue |
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