Simple and cheap leather thimble
mayjoshar
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Cross-stitching three baby quilts in the same year has just about done in my needle-pushing fingertip. None of my thimbles were comfortable and/or wouldn’t stay on my finger. Then I remembered that years ago I had a leather thimble which worked well. Being a thrift store junkie, I purchased a pair of leather gloves for $1.00, cut off an entire finger for my needle finger, and no longer have a callus or sore spot as a result of some intensive hand sewing. Using the entire finger of the glove insures the thimble stays in place. Best of all, I have at least seven additional thimbles waiting for me when the current one wears out.
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Very clever! I have several leather thimbles and my favorite is the small one that allows your fingernail to pop through. It also has a reinforcement with some kind of metal, but I'm sure your idea would work just fine.
Brilliant! I'm passing the idea on to my husband who often hand-sews portions of his camping equipment (sometimes turning the air blue when the needle hurts his finger).
Great of you to post your creative frugality! It'll help many to be sure!
nepa
Brilliant!
What a great idea! I hate to use metal thimbles because I can't hold or feel what I'm working on very well; the leather would allow me to do that but protect myself at the same time.
Somewhere else, I read about cutting the fingers off rubber gloves to give traction while sorting papers, so my house is going to look like someone went crazy with the scissors....
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