Can not use a thimble?

It depends... G The size medium seem to go fast and are the most
popular. I believe there are at least a few on-line shops that carry
them. I get them at the shop where I teach, or the one that is "up the
street" from me.

Have fun,
Pati, in Phx

Polly Esther wrote:
Thank you, Pati. My fingertips are rather square and most thimbles taper
where mine do not. The silicon ones might be flexible enough to work for
me. Are they hard to find? Polly


"Pati C." wrote in message
...
I love my soft, flexible thimbles. I think they are silicon but feel sort
of rubbery. Got used to wearing a thimble when working in a men's
alterations tailor shop.... it was a necessity. VBG But I rust metal
thimbles out from the inside. I was afraid the "rubber" thimbles would
make my finger even hotter/sweatier but they don't. There are small ridges
around the inside that help with air circulation. And they are very light
weight. G

Pati, in Phx

Polly Esther wrote:
I'm pleased to report that I have finished well more than 400" of binding
with nary a need for a pint of blood or sympathy card. The heavy
first-aid tape worked fairly well. It seems as if I've seen some talk
about flexible thimbles made of that stuff like the newest (if not
greatest) cake and muffin pan composition. Anyone had success with
these? Polly


"ME-Judy" wrote in message
...
I keep my leather "sticky pad" on the (plastic) part of my thread
scissors - just above where the blades are. Works great & they last a
long time.
ME-Judy


"Tia Mary" wrote in message
...
Have you never tried the little sticky back pads made specifically
for this purpose? I have acrylic nails and can't use a thimble either
but the little sticky pads work a treat!! Nice round suede ones are
available but they are a tad $$$ (compared to the plastic ones) so I
often use the heavy clear plastic oval ones instead. :-). AND when
you take the little pad off, you can use it over again several times if
you are careful and stick it back on the paper it came with. That
makes it even better and REALLY worth the $$$ spent --
frugal is GOOD LOLOL! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
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Polly Esther wrote:

Thank you so much, Mary, but I have a pack of the thimble pads. I've
ordered the silicon thimble, maybe that will be the one for me. Hey, it was
cheaper than ordering a Bernina 730E and I looked at them too. Polly

Do you have a website for the thimbles? IF I can find one that has
an opening at the top for my fingernail, I would order one. My problem
with the little pads is that during a looooong session of stitching, it
starts to loosen a bit along the edge and my floss can slide underneath.
A total P.I.T.A. to say the least and a thinble -- with an opening on
the top for a fingetnail -- would eliminate this problem. I've tried
the metal thimbles but they irritate my skin so I have used the little
pads for several years now. Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
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their whiskers!
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I didn't see a flexible silicon one with an opening for a long fingernail.
Maybe Pati C knows. Polly

"Tia Mary" wrote
Do you have a website for the thimbles? IF I can find one that has an
opening at the top for my fingernail, I would order one. My problem with
the little pads is that during a looooong session of stitching, it starts
to loosen a bit along the edge and my floss can slide underneath. A total
P.I.T.A. to say the least and a thinble -- with an opening on the top for
a fingetnail -- would eliminate this problem. I've tried the metal
thimbles but they irritate my skin so I have used the little pads for
several years now. Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

Good for you, Polly, to invent your own finger protection! I like the
leather thimbles, but discovered that the soft plastic disk that is supposed
to stop the eye of the quilting between from penetrating my
finger.......doesn't. I finally turned the thimble inside out, pulled out
the plastic and substituted a dime. No more poked fingers! I don't wear a
thimble on the underside left hand, my calluses are sensitive enough to feel
the tip of the needle and tough enough not to let it penetrate.

Just my own solution.

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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I've tried everything that's been offered as a thimble. Silver, brass,
open, closed, rimmed, ultrasuede, leather. Everything.
Today I've found something for those of us whose fingers need some
protection and nothing works - or we absentmindedly slip past the thimbled
finger and puncture another one.
I knew I was going to be a dismal mess if I didn't find a solution
while putting the binding on my sweetheart's quilt. Decided to try just
one more thing. I snipped some sort of ½" squares of Johnson-Johnson
Heavy-Duty Waterproof FirstAid tape and stacked them on the pad of my
'push' finger. Then, I secured them with one wrap of tape ending on top of
the fingernail.
Viola! Voila! yesssss. All of that. It works, it works.
My first attempt was not so great. I had the edges of the wrap on the
pad of my finger and it stuck to every thread that passed by. On top of
your nail is where the tape seam needs to be.
After about 7 hours of blind-stitching with nary a puncture, I removed
the tape. My fingerprint remains unblemished. The FBI will be glad of
that. If you have been defeated by thimbles, try the tape. Buy some now
before it is marketed as Quilter's Tape and sells for $20 per inch. It
could happen. Happy Polly

Nope, not the silicon ones I have seen. However the thimbles from Luixan
Newman (??) are open on both ends, sort of tapered cylinders with a
section along one side that has dimples for the needle. They are meant
to fit down over the joint of the finger sort of. And she does have a
plastic one to try before buying one of the more expensive silver (??)
ones. And of course the Roxanne thimbles are open for nails, as are
some of the ones by TJ Lane. G But they are a lot more expensive.
Tailors thimbles are open on the top too.
Hmmm............wonder if you could cut the end out of one of the
silicon thimbles??? might be worth a try, Tia Mary. G

Pati, in Phx.

Polly Esther wrote:
I didn't see a flexible silicon one with an opening for a long fingernail.
Maybe Pati C knows. Polly

"Tia Mary" wrote
Do you have a website for the thimbles? IF I can find one that has an
opening at the top for my fingernail, I would order one. My problem with
the little pads is that during a looooong session of stitching, it starts
to loosen a bit along the edge and my floss can slide underneath. A total
P.I.T.A. to say the least and a thinble -- with an opening on the top for
a fingetnail -- would eliminate this problem. I've tried the metal
thimbles but they irritate my skin so I have used the little pads for
several years now. Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

Here's an "opening for nails" thimble to check out Tia. I've been using this
type for years and years and just love them.
http://www.createforless.com/Joy+Ent...utm_medium=cse

The next suggestion would be to cut the top out of one of the silicone
thimbles, maybe.

Val

"Tia Mary" wrote in message
...
Polly Esther wrote:

Thank you so much, Mary, but I have a pack of the thimble pads. I've
ordered the silicon thimble, maybe that will be the one for me. Hey, it
was cheaper than ordering a Bernina 730E and I looked at them too. Polly

Do you have a website for the thimbles? IF I can find one that has an
opening at the top for my fingernail, I would order one. My problem with
the little pads is that during a looooong session of stitching, it starts
to loosen a bit along the edge and my floss can slide underneath. A total
P.I.T.A. to say the least and a thinble -- with an opening on the top for
a fingetnail -- would eliminate this problem. I've tried the metal
thimbles but they irritate my skin so I have used the little pads for
several years now. Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Even though my nails aren't very long my fingernail always bothers me in a
thimble.
I do have a thimble that allows for it but the one I'd like to try is the
one that has
a recessed top ---but along with an opening for that nail !----and to use it
with the Aunt Becky finger protector. I'd like to try that method but
thimbles
rest on my nail and not my finger pad.
Anyone else every use the Aunt Becky /thimble combo?
Mary



"Tia Mary" wrote in message
...
Polly Esther wrote:

Thank you so much, Mary, but I have a pack of the thimble pads. I've
ordered the silicon thimble, maybe that will be the one for me. Hey, it
was
cheaper than ordering a Bernina 730E and I looked at them too. Polly

Do you have a website for the thimbles? IF I can find one that has
an opening at the top for my fingernail, I would order one. My problem
with the little pads is that during a looooong session of stitching, it
starts to loosen a bit along the edge and my floss can slide underneath.
A total P.I.T.A. to say the least and a thinble -- with an opening on
the top for a fingetnail -- would eliminate this problem. I've tried
the metal thimbles but they irritate my skin so I have used the little
pads for several years now. Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Polly Esther wrote:

I didn't see a flexible silicon one with an opening for a long fingernail.
Maybe Pati C knows. Polly

*(%(*%*#$%%^%#(*&% I guess "they" don't think women with fingernails do
any sort of needle related stuff! Probably a bunch of MCPF'ers made
THAT determination -- LOLOLOL! HMMMM, I think my latent feminism is
showing just a bit :-). Hope Pati C. has additional info. CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Pati C. wrote:

.....snipped.....
Hmmm............wonder if you could cut the end out of one of the
silicon thimbles??? might be worth a try, Tia Mary. G

Pati, in Phx.

I don't think I would have to actually cut the end out. A nice slot
right where my fingernail is would work. Do you have the website for
the silicon thimbles? I'll go take a look and see what's there and then
decide :-). Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Val wrote:

Here's an "opening for nails" thimble to check out Tia. I've been using this
type for years and years and just love them.
http://www.createforless.com/Joy+Ent...utm_medium=cse

The next suggestion would be to cut the top out of one of the silicone
thimbles, maybe.

Val

Thanks for the link but I've tried that sort of thimble and it just
doesn't feel right. I think it's the metal disk on the inside. I am
one of those high acid folks and I can corrode stainless, sterling, even
surgical steel after awhile! As I told Pati C., I might just try
cutting a slot into the top of one of the silicone thimbles! CiaoMeow
^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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