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what is the deal with thimbles?
I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail,
eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
Hi,
It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. -- Bonnie NJ "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail, eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
Mine did that at first but I built up a callous and it never bothered me
again. Same with my underneath finger. Once I get the callous built up it last forever. -- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. -- Bonnie NJ "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail, eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
DrQuilter wrote:
I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail, eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? Not everyone has a regular finger to fit into regular thimbles, or their style of stitching is incompatible. It's one of those your mileage may vary things. Personally, regular thimbles fall off and I feel are very awkward on my finger. I have trouble remembing to use the thimble to push the needle. So I have never found a thimble I feel really comfy with. I think the kind that would suit my style best would likely be a ring thimble, but there is a leather thimble I liked (and promptly lost). -georg |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
In article . net,
"Bonnie NJ" wrote: Hi, It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. Me too! The Dritz or other standard thimbles at Joanns, Walmart and the like are angled. Narrower at the top than the opening. My fingers are the straight and not wider at the first knuckle. I use one of those standard thimbles and they tip and leave a painful groove. Not an enjoyable experience. I tried a lot of thimbles before I found one I love. But, I kept all the rejects and take them to my hand quilting classes. People can sample different thimbles all day long until they find something that works for them. marcella |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
Well, my needs have changed since I started up again with the acrylic nails.
My old thimbles don't fit. Of course, they were used mostly for piecing and sewing work. I've NEVER had a thimble that worked well for me for quilting. Cindy "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail, eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
In article ,
Marcella Peek wrote: In article . net, "Bonnie NJ" wrote: Hi, It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. Me too! The Dritz or other standard thimbles at Joanns, Walmart and the like are angled. Narrower at the top than the opening. My fingers are the straight and not wider at the first knuckle. I use one of those standard thimbles and they tip and leave a painful groove. Not an enjoyable experience. I tried a lot of thimbles before I found one I love. But, I kept all the rejects and take them to my hand quilting classes. People can sample different thimbles all day long until they find something that works for them. marcella I'll add my name to the list of the "squarish" fingers, rather than the tapered ones. I really wanted to be able to use one of the pretty thimbles that have a little cutout for the fingernail (my nails grow fast, and I don't always want to have to take time to file them before quilting), but I push the needle with the pad of my finger rather than the top. That means that thimbles gradually turn around on my finger as I go. My "holy grail" has turned out to be a tailor's thimble (no top at all), and it works perfectly for me. Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
My fingers aren't tapered either. Also I occasionally have very long
nails - like right now - and a regular thimble really isn't possible to use. I still have my mother's old regular thimble but I can't use it even if my nails weren't long. I have a very simple plastic one that has the opening for my nail and it works great for anything I do with a needle. It is also very cheap but is the greatest that I've found for my use. But, again, that's just me. See it he http://files.quiltknit.com/images/notions/nt147.jpg Ann in Maryland agrees with me on this one. Just what works for us, I'd say. Again, as previously stated, "Your mileage may vary." If I had the money I'd go for one of the Roxanne thimbles. (A dream of mine, but I'm really not all that concerned about it coming true.) Marlys in Indiana "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. -- Bonnie NJ "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail, eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
"Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. -- Bonnie NJ I took a hammer and mashed a thimble. Just having the sides smooshed in a little make it fit my finger a lot better. This was pre-long nails though. You might try it on a CHEAP metal thimble. Cindy |
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what is the deal with thimbles?
Oh, that's very similar to the new Clover thimble I just bought...
http://scarlettrose.com/open_sided_thimble.html I like it because my nail is free. Mary ( snipped) I have a very simple plastic one that has the opening for my nail and it works great for anything I do with a needle. It is also very cheap but is the greatest that I've found for my use. But, again, that's just me. See it he http://files.quiltknit.com/images/notions/nt147.jpg Ann in Maryland agrees with me on this one. Marlys in Indiana "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, It may be that my fingers are misshappen. The thimbles that fit my fingertips leave very sore spots on my first knuckle and prevents only allows me to sew for short periods of time. I'm looking for a thimble that will allow me to sew longer with no discomfort. -- Bonnie NJ "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... I see all these posts about thimbles and searching for the holy grail, eer, thimble. what is the deal? I have several thimbles I love, most of them gotten at estate/yard sales for a few bucks, usually in a lot of sewing stuff. according to the day, the heat, the size of my finger I use one or another. I don't get it.. what is it you don't like about regular thimbles? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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