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50th time around...wanna thimble Sartorresartus 11-15-2006
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Posted by CATS on November 15, 2006, 4:36 pm
Happy 50th for whenever!

All our locals swear by the Thimble Lady thimbles, and their
service for fitting is good (exchanges, etc) so distance is
not an issue. She teaches a different method of quilting
that is supposed to allow those with wrist problems and
arthritis to continue to quilt despite their "injuries", but
I know that at least two of the sewers here use her thimbles
for all their sewing activities because they are so
comfortable.

NAYY, and I have not seen or tried the Roxanne one. I don't
even hand quilt anymore, and I use a leather thimble pad for
my applique! So what do I really know rofl. But the
TL's thimbles and holders are so lovely to look at I would
like one just to wear!

Does anyone have a link to a Roxanne thimble? And any
comments
--

Cheryl
(always interested in new gadgets for classes)
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o o o o o o
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: Ok then. Mum wants to buy me a birthday present for my
half century.
: So I'm going to treat myself to a silver (possibly)
thimble and a cage
: to hang it in (or a chatelaine, always wanted a real one).
:
: Question: Roxanne, Thimblelady, Other-special-one-I
don't-know-about or
: an ordinary square-topped jobby? Which is the best?
:
: Can't try them side by side (unless someone will lend me
one for a day
: or two, hint,hint <G>) because no-one in the UK does them
all. I can
: try a Roxanne in Birmingham's Cotton Patch (100m away) and
a flat-top I
: use all the time so I know that one, but what is the
Thimblelady's one
: REALLY like? I can only get that one mail order from
Australia.
:
: Have fun, convince me which one to get? (I ALWAYS use a
metal thimble,
: even for cross stitich)
:
: I'm on a mission, aside...
:
: Nel
: (Gadget Queen)
:



Posted by Sartorresartus on November 15, 2006, 5:10 pm
Does anyone have a link to a Roxanne thimble?

Here's one:
http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Roxanne_Thimble.html



That is a good thought about the T.Lady's thimble. The new ones are
only bands around the finger. Not much good for general needlework.
OTOH I do have heirloom silver thimbles to do the mundane stuff, I
suppose.

I have been quilting for about five years, on and off (mostly off) and
my technique is evolving, so a new methos is still possible I think.

How much does the Roxannne weigh? They DO look very heavy.

BTW I only have long nails when I stick them on. Bad case of the
nibbles I'm afraid. So I don't absolutely need an open ended thimble.

Anyone know of a good source of ordinery silver quilting thimbles? In
case the weird-ones aren't the best?

Nel
(Gadget Queen)
CATS wrote:

> Happy 50th for whenever!
>
> All our locals swear by the Thimble Lady thimbles, and their
> service for fitting is good (exchanges, etc) so distance is
> not an issue. She teaches a different method of quilting
> that is supposed to allow those with wrist problems and
> arthritis to continue to quilt despite their "injuries", but
> I know that at least two of the sewers here use her thimbles
> for all their sewing activities because they are so
> comfortable.
>
> NAYY, and I have not seen or tried the Roxanne one. I don't
> even hand quilt anymore, and I use a leather thimble pad for
> my applique! So what do I really know rofl. But the
> TL's thimbles and holders are so lovely to look at I would
> like one just to wear!
>
> Does anyone have a link to a Roxanne thimble? And any
> comments
> --
>
> Cheryl
> (always interested in new gadgets for classes)
> & the Cats in OZ
> o o o o o o
> ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
> Enness Boofhead Donut
> http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
> catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau
>
>
> : Ok then. Mum wants to buy me a birthday present for my
> half century.
> : So I'm going to treat myself to a silver (possibly)
> thimble and a cage
> : to hang it in (or a chatelaine, always wanted a real one).
> :
> : Question: Roxanne, Thimblelady, Other-special-one-I
> don't-know-about or
> : an ordinary square-topped jobby? Which is the best?
> :
> : Can't try them side by side (unless someone will lend me
> one for a day
> : or two, hint,hint <G>) because no-one in the UK does them
> all. I can
> : try a Roxanne in Birmingham's Cotton Patch (100m away) and
> a flat-top I
> : use all the time so I know that one, but what is the
> Thimblelady's one
> : REALLY like? I can only get that one mail order from
> Australia.
> :
> : Have fun, convince me which one to get? (I ALWAYS use a
> metal thimble,
> : even for cross stitich)
> :
> : I'm on a mission, aside...
> :
> : Nel
> : (Gadget Queen)
> :


Posted by Charlotte Hippen on November 15, 2006, 5:33 pm
She does still have the older version (open cut shape) on her website as
well. Price is the same for both. The open cut is what mine is not the
cone.

--
Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108


>
> That is a good thought about the T.Lady's thimble. The new ones are
> only bands around the finger. Not much good for general needlework.
> OTOH I do have heirloom silver thimbles to do the mundane stuff, I
> suppose.



Posted by Sandy Foster on November 15, 2006, 8:05 pm

> Ok then. Mum wants to buy me a birthday present for my half century.
> So I'm going to treat myself to a silver (possibly) thimble and a cage
> to hang it in (or a chatelaine, always wanted a real one).
>
> Question: Roxanne, Thimblelady, Other-special-one-I don't-know-about or
> an ordinary square-topped jobby? Which is the best?
>
> Can't try them side by side (unless someone will lend me one for a day
> or two, hint,hint <G>) because no-one in the UK does them all. I can
> try a Roxanne in Birmingham's Cotton Patch (100m away) and a flat-top I
> use all the time so I know that one, but what is the Thimblelady's one
> REALLY like? I can only get that one mail order from Australia.
>
> Have fun, convince me which one to get? (I ALWAYS use a metal thimble,
> even for cross stitich)
>
> I'm on a mission, aside...
>
> Nel
> (Gadget Queen)


Personally, I didn't care for the Roxanne thimble -- but I know I'm a
minority. <G> It was heavy and just wasn't right for me because of the
way I push the needle (not with the top of my finger, but with the pad).

The thimble I ended up with and love is by TJ Lane. It's a very plain
one with a completely open top (a tailor's thimble in style). I bought
an equally plain thimble cage with chatelaine for it from her and have
since added a needle threader and tiny pin cushion to hang from the
chatelaine. I love them! :)
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
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http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

Posted by Anne in CA on November 15, 2006, 8:43 pm
I loooove my Roxanne thimble. It took a lot of getting used to because
it *is* heavy. Also, properly fitted, it is a bit tighter than I was
used to. But after using it all day at a hand quilting class 2 years
ago, taught by Dierdra, Roxanne's daughter, I started making the
teeniest lovely stitches! I'd never go back to any other thimble, in
fact I've given away all my other ones. 'Course, if I ever lose it
'twill take a 2nd mortgage on the house to afford another.

Happy B'day :-)

Anne in CA
anne dot rudolph AT sbcglobal DOT net
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Sartorresartus wrote:
> Ok then. Mum wants to buy me a birthday present for my half century.
> So I'm going to treat myself to a silver (possibly) thimble and a cage
> to hang it in (or a chatelaine, always wanted a real one).
>
> Question: Roxanne, Thimblelady, Other-special-one-I don't-know-about or
> an ordinary square-topped jobby? Which is the best?
>
> Can't try them side by side (unless someone will lend me one for a day
> or two, hint,hint <G>) because no-one in the UK does them all. I can
> try a Roxanne in Birmingham's Cotton Patch (100m away) and a flat-top I
> use all the time so I know that one, but what is the Thimblelady's one
> REALLY like? I can only get that one mail order from Australia.
>
> Have fun, convince me which one to get? (I ALWAYS use a metal thimble,
> even for cross stitich)
>
> I'm on a mission, aside...
>
> Nel
> (Gadget Queen)
>

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