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Thimble substitutes? jennellh 05-07-2008
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Posted by MB on May 7, 2008, 6:56 pm
The Ultra Thimble is the one I like also..You can hardly feel it and sticks
time after
time so you can use it more than once. The only thing is that I liked the
way they
first made them ...with a thin green material--might have been leather. Now
they
are thicker but they might have trimmed them a bit now.

Has anyone here tried the Aunt Bekky's thimble?...I saw Jean Brown
demo it on Char Jorgensen's site and also on TV...have watched it again on
Bravenet?....and now it is off that site. She does great work and it looks
like she does it effortlessly. I'd like to order Jean Brown's video but
if it is the quality that I saw online I'd rather it were much better.
Mary



> 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


Posted by jennellh on May 7, 2008, 7:19 pm
Thanks Liz - this looks like one to try? If I do get to the vendors'
mall at the quilt show this weekend, I'll check out the notions.
jennellh

> Have you seen the Ultra Thimble? =A0A vendor at a quilt show had it.
> Here's a random link to it.http://store.quilting-warehouse.com/072867.html=
=A0It'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! =A0While 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. =A0I need more calcium! =A0When I was doing more hand=

> > sewing, I had an almost-permanent needle callous on my right middle
> > finger tip that was very useful. =A0I guess that I am looking for an
> > finger callous substitute and not a thimble? =A0Any suggestions??
> > jennellh- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Posted by Sandy on May 7, 2008, 4:04 pm
In article

> 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


Jennell, I used to hate thimbles, too. Whenever I put one on, I
automatically used a different finger to push the needle. It took me
some time to learn to use that bethimbled finger. <G> Another problem I
had was that my finger was always too hot inside the thimble -- very
uncomfortable. The solution to that was to get a "tailor's thimble"
which has no top at all. Since I push with the pad of my finger, rather
than the tip, this works well for me. I also discovered that -- once I'd
found the style of thimble that worked for me -- biting the bullet and
getting a sterling thimble was worth the extra cost. Sterling thimbles
seem to adjust to your finger, no matter what the weather! That
eliminates the need to buy a variety of sizes to accommodate the
swelling and shrinking of the finger in different temperatures. Of
course, once I was down to one thimble, I worried about losing it. So I
bought its twin, just in case. Then I bought a chatelaine -- also
sterling -- so as to keep track of whichever one I was using. <G>

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Posted by jennellh on May 7, 2008, 7:22 pm
I remember a sewing teacher in primary school preaching the benefits
of thimble use - before handing out plastic ones to every child.
Needless to say, most of them didn't last too long. My Mum's silver
thimble has a place in my curio cabinet and sometimes, it does come
out to play! jennellh

> In article
>
> > I am looking for a thimble substitute since I have never been able to
> > hand sew with one! =A0While 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. =A0I need more calcium! =A0When I was doing more hand=

> > sewing, I had an almost-permanent needle callous on my right middle
> > finger tip that was very useful. =A0I guess that I am looking for an
> > finger callous substitute and not a thimble? =A0Any suggestions??
> > jennellh
>
> Jennell, I used to hate thimbles, too. Whenever I put one on, I
> automatically used a different finger to push the needle. It took me
> some time to learn to use that bethimbled finger. <G> Another problem I
> had was that my finger was always too hot inside the thimble -- very
> uncomfortable. The solution to that was to get a "tailor's thimble"
> which has no top at all. Since I push with the pad of my finger, rather
> than the tip, this works well for me. I also discovered that -- once I'd
> found the style of thimble that worked for me -- biting the bullet and
> getting a sterling thimble was worth the extra cost. Sterling thimbles
> seem to adjust to your finger, no matter what the weather! That
> eliminates the need to buy a variety of sizes to accommodate the
> swelling and shrinking of the finger in different temperatures. Of
> course, once I was down to one thimble, I worried about losing it. So I
> bought its twin, just in case. Then I bought a chatelaine -- also
> sterling -- so as to keep track of whichever one I was using. <G>
>
> --
> Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
> sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)http://www.sand=
ymike.net


Posted by Anne Rogers on May 7, 2008, 4:42 pm
> I am looking for a thimble substitute since I have never been able to
> hand sew with one! =A0While 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. =A0I need more calcium! =A0When I was doing more hand
> sewing, I had an almost-permanent needle callous on my right middle
> finger tip that was very useful. =A0I guess that I am looking for an
> finger callous substitute and not a thimble? =A0Any suggestions??
> jennellh

have you tried one of the stick on pads? I think you can get both ones
intended as thimbles and as needle grips, I wouldn't say I'm entirely
sold on them, but like others I've never mastered a thimble and I do
find these can be a help, but wouldn't stick on on straight away, only
once I saw or felt that the skin on my finger wasn't going to hold out
much longer!

Anne

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