After sewing for 50 years I've finally figured out why I cant grow nails on my left hand! I use the 1st and middle fingernails to remove pins when I'm sewing. Am I extremely slow witted or does anyone else have the same problem? :oops:

Certain of my nails are always chipped or split. Same reason!! :-)

What finger nails. I use mine for everything digging things out of cracks, digging in the dirt. I never wear gloves so I don't have any.

I used to have long fingernails but in the last few years I have been clipping them short and I like it better that way. Also a nurse friend once told me that under your nails is the most popular place to germs to thrive. I also use my nails for everything so they were always breaking any way.

I have the opposite problem, mine grow fast and are hard. Don't use nail polish all the time, it actually can cause nail problems.

Fingernails just get in the way.

They drive me nuts, and i don't let them grow out.

My nails on those 2 fingers have grooves in them that won't grow with rest of nail. Drives me nuts!!

I've never figured it out either. :oops:

My finger nails are pretty hard. But I notice my thumb nails from hand quilting and the needle catching wear the one part of my nail and they sometimes break as they get longer.

Kyia

I would love to have have fingernails...mine are fine and thin like my hair...not pretty!

I keep mine coated with a solar gel....

I have always had soft nails that tear easily. Added 11 years of working in healthcare, with constant washing and Germex. Maybe when I retire someday, I will have pretty long nails.

Mine get beat up from hand quilting. I don't let them get very long- they annoy me when they're long, and break up from the quilting.

I use a shellac substance... and FINALLY have decent nails that have been virtually indestructible for several years now! I love having pretty nails... don't keep them long, just pretty! and I do everything in them... I do use gloves when washing dishes, etc., but that's because my skin gets so dry... my profession requires frequent hand washing so I'm constantly applying moisturizer, too.

Now that I'm a beginner hand-quilter, I can see that I'll have to be careful in a few places, though...

I do have good fingernails but I keep them trimmed at about 1/8 th past my fingertips. I find them really handy for picking up pins,holding fabric in just the right position, holding fabric for ironing etc. I really miss them when I break one or two. I don't very often use polish because it tends to chip doing dishes.