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Thimbles - what is your favorite - or do you even use a thimble?

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Old 07-20-2013, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetpea View Post
I had a ladie tall me that she made her thimble with tape that kind that dose not stick and them cover it with frist ad tape. dose any one do this? would like to know more.
That sounds like something that might work for me while I'm learning to hand piece. My regular thimble keeps falling off.

The thimble that I use for hand quilting has a ridge on top. I have a thimble from Roxanne but find it heavy.
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Old 07-20-2013, 04:51 PM
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I almost exclusively use leather thimbles when binding, and metal when hand quilting which I avoid whenever possible.
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Old 07-20-2013, 05:10 PM
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My favorite for just regular hand sewing the binding is a silicone thimble. For hand quilting back in the dark ages I used a metal thimble with the recessed end. I don't hand quilt anymore. To get used to a thimble, put it on your finger and leave it there. You'll know you're used to it when you have to fish it out of the dishwater because you forgot it was on.
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Old 07-20-2013, 10:01 PM
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I like those little sticky ones only problem I forget they are there and go wondering off shopping with them in place.
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