That sounds like a toxic adhesive to me! jennellh

On May 8, 6:12*pm, "teleflora" wrote:
I have looked for years and never found a perfect thimble. *I've used the
suede discs, but found they slid around on my finger when my hand got warm
and then threads would stick to the residue and catch on the disc itself. *I
liked the metal discs but still had issues with the adhesive. *Plus, I think
I took a layer of skin off every time I pried it off my finger.

I find myself using this one more than all the others I have.

http://www.quilterslittlehelper.com/thimbles.htm

The Diamond Thimble. *It's really light plastic. *But it works. *It's kind
of tight and I had to reorder and get a large. *I don't feel my fingers are
THAT big.

I still don't use it like I should, but when I need a thimble, I reach for
this one.

Cindy

"jennellh" wrote in message

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I am looking for a thimble substitute since I have never been able to
hand sew with one! *While stitching down the binding on the yellow
table runner, I managed to puncture a hole through my right index
finger nail - I was using the backside of that nail to push the needle
through the hem and naturally after making the hole, the needle kept
poking through it. *I need more calcium! *When I was doing more hand
sewing, I had an almost-permanent needle callous on my right middle
finger tip that was very useful. *I guess that I am looking for an
finger callous substitute and not a thimble? *Any suggestions??
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