Wallgreen's for quilting supplies...Who knew???? Thimble...Yes or No

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07-16-2011, 12:12 PM

#81

BettyB

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Atlanta Texas

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I use pretty colored electrical tape and tape my thimble on. It stays good for a long time. A large is too big and a medium is too small, so this works really good for me.

07-16-2011, 12:39 PM

#82

humbird

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BettyB

I use pretty colored electrical tape and tape my thimble on. It stays good for a long time. A large is too big and a medium is too small, so this works really good for me.

I also tape my metel thimble on. Different times of the day makes my finger larger or smaller. What I like even better is to cut the end of a finger off a rubber glove. Usually the "little" finger and the next size larger. I stick an oval of leather inside and slip it on my finger, making sure the leather is in the correct place. I don't use the end of my finger to push the needle, but the side. This works very well for me.

07-16-2011, 01:32 PM

#83

Momo

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Seale, Alabama

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I find it difficult to keep a thimble on. A few years back my husband cut off a finger. Now each new pair if gloves he gets, I have to cut that finger of the glove. On the heavier ones, I have kept the cut off finger and tried using it as a thimble. Actually, I have a better time of using these than store bought thimbles.

07-16-2011, 01:33 PM

#84

JoanneS

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Location: AZ and CT

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Originally Posted by ibeesewin

Looked at Hobby & Jo-Ann's for the finger cots that Sharon Schamber uses in her binding video. No luck at either store. Jo-Ann's has them available on line...however, I don't need to order anything else. Called my LQS and they don't have them either. So...stopped at Wallgreen't and purchased the finger cots in the band-aid section. They work perfectly.

Also..is using a thimble kind of like an acquired taste? I have purchased 3 thimbles and end up removing them because I just can't sew with one. One that I purchased today falls off so what use is that? Any suggestion on thimbles...my finger is getting sore and I only have one side of the quilt stitched. I didn't want to machine stitch this one because I wanted to try the ladder stitch.

I use a finger cot on the finger INSIDE the thimble to help hold it on. I have small fingers, and the smallest thimble isn't small enough for me - but the fc helps. imes I resort to taping it on, because on some days the FC doesn't help.

07-16-2011, 01:41 PM

#85

Jeandrig

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Posts: 134

My fingers are too crooked for thimbles, so I use the little stick on pads on my thimble finger. You can remove and use over and over, they're great, I couldn't quilt without them.

07-16-2011, 01:41 PM

#86

Jeandrig

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Posts: 134

My fingers are too crooked for thimbles, so I use the little stick on pads on my thimble finger. You can remove and use over and over, they're great, I couldn't quilt without them.

07-16-2011, 02:51 PM

#87

mshawii

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Portland Oregon suburbs

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I use the pink one that is backless, and adjustable. It doesn't fall off and if it is loose, I wet my finger( stuck in my mouth) and the moisture helps keep it on. Jan

07-16-2011, 03:17 PM

#88

grandma Janice

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Oklahoma

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My son-in-law thought it was funny when I said I have 3 different size thimbles. My fingers tend to swell when I have a bad arthritis day and some days they seem to be thinner. therefore I keep all three close and I try them on to see which one I use today...lol I can't sew without one.