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Thimble substitutes? jennellh 05-07-2008
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Posted by jennellh on May 8, 2008, 8:44 pm
Each of my cats is interested in a different step in the quilt process
so I can pretty much guess who is going to show up in the sewing room
and when. I have learned that a favourite meal in their dishes before
I start sewing, gives me a long break between cat visits - cat snores
sound almost like a sewing machine hummm.
jennellh

On May 8, 1:48=A0am, nightmi...@gmail.com (NightMist) wrote:
> Since "Remove cat from fabric" is always the next step in making a
> quilt, no matter how far along you are, =A0consder it just another QI
> related step. =A0There are always those little extras, like "hide
> batting from Stripey", or "unwrap Jiji from flannel", or "tie cats
> tails together and fling over clothesline so you can finish this
> cotton picking quilt!"
>
> NightMist
>
> On Wed, 7 May 2008 16:35:29 -0700 (PDT), jennellh
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> >I think of small leather objects and I immediately have visions of
> >them travelling off into the cat play areas - I'd be constantly
> >battling cat teeth while trying to sew. =A0jennellh
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> >> > I am looking for a thimble substitute since I have never been able to=

> >> > hand sew with one! =3DA0Any suggestions??
> >> > jennellh
>
> >> I like the leather thimbles, never could get used tothe =3DA0metal
> >> thimble....some people have used that flourecent wrap they use for
> >> animal (cattle and horses) injuries...I don't know what it is
> >> called....
> >> Mauvice in central WI where spring is finally budding out
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Posted by Heidi on May 7, 2008, 8:23 pm

>
> Isome people have used that flourecent wrap they use for
> animal (cattle and horses) injuries...I don't know what it is
> called....
> Mauvice in central WI where spring is finally budding out


It's called Vetwrap. I think you can pick it up at a tack store or
farmer's exchange.

Heidi

Posted by Mary on May 7, 2008, 3:29 pm
I have a wide variety of thimbles of all sorts, and love each one and
hate each one depending on the time, what I'm sewing, the size of my
fingers, which change continually, and who knows what else. At the
moment I am alternating between one of the new rubber-like thimbles
that come in lovely colors and one that is extra long and gold
plated. My all-time favorite is a very small silver thimble that had
been my grandmother's and which sometime in its life apparently got
almost-stepped-on or otherwise a wee bit squashed, so it's a wonderful
oval now! I suggest that you bite the bullet, pick up a variety in
sizes "just right for today" and "a bit too small" and "a bit too
large", and gradually try them all. Many people who don't like
thimbles learn to enjoy some of the leather thimbles, some of which
have an inset metal disk. Others enjoy the little oval or round
curved disks that stick on your finger -- instant callous! Whether
and when and what thimble you might enjoy will also depend on the
length of your fingernail. By the way, a very wise old lady told me
once NEVER to get so attached to one thimble that no others seem good,
because the minute you do, that one thimble will be lost, smashed
flat, or eaten by the dog.

Posted by jennellh on May 7, 2008, 7:17 pm
I also have the silver thimble that belonged to my Mum - it is big
enough to fit my middle finger but that requires a whole new way of
handsewing when I try to use it!
I keep it 'on display' in a curio cabinet - I know where it is then if
I get the urge to try it out again. jennellh

> I have a wide variety of thimbles of all sorts, and love each one and
> hate each one depending on the time, what I'm sewing, the size of my
> fingers, which change continually, and who knows what else. =A0At the
> moment I am alternating between one of the new rubber-like thimbles
> that come in lovely colors and one that is extra long and gold
> plated. =A0My all-time favorite is a very small silver thimble that had
> been my grandmother's and which sometime in its life apparently got
> almost-stepped-on or otherwise a wee bit squashed, so it's a wonderful
> oval now! =A0I suggest that you bite the bullet, pick up a variety in
> sizes "just right for today" and "a bit too small" and "a bit too
> large", and gradually try them all. =A0Many people who don't like
> thimbles learn to enjoy some of the leather thimbles, some of which
> have an inset metal disk. =A0Others enjoy the little oval or round
> curved disks that stick on your finger -- instant callous! =A0Whether
> and when and what thimble you might enjoy will also depend on the
> length of your fingernail. =A0By the way, a very wise old lady told me
> once NEVER to get so attached to one thimble that no others seem good,
> because the minute you do, that one thimble will be lost, smashed
> flat, or eaten by the dog.


Posted by Liz Megerle on May 7, 2008, 3:59 pm
Have you seen the Ultra Thimble? A vendor at a quilt show had it.
Here's a random link to it.
http://store.quilting-warehouse.com/072867.html It's an instant callous
that sticks on with a little adhesive disk. It works great for putting
the binding on denim quilts!
Liz

jennellh wrote:
> 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??
> jennellh

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