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Thimble substitutes?
Today I have been pulling off little bits of skin that have died
around the non-callous hole in my middle finger tip. I'll be vaseline- ing again tonight. I'll also ask one of my nephews to supply me with some betadine packs next time he comes to town. From all the reading of all the non-thimble items, there are many to try out. jennellh On May 8, 12:21*pm, "Val" wrote: I never could keep a thimble on my finger(s). I found a leather thimble years ago that actually worked for me. It's leather but there's a metal shield inside it for 'pushing'. Here's the closest to what looks like what I usehttp://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?code=396912. NAYY I have three, middle finger, ring finger and thumb. Depending on what I'm doing I sometimes wear all three at once. If you just hang in there and use it for awhile the very soft, thin leather conforms to your finger and you don't even realize you're wearing it. Better to get a smaller size, they stretch at first. *Has an opening on top so your finger nail doesn't bash against the inside. I even sometimes wear one on my right index finger and I can still handle a needle. I love these! Also, a trick shown me by a nurse during an extended hospital stay. I was doing a lot of hand embroidery (forgot my thimbles) and my fingers and thumb were pretty chewed up and so-o-o-o sore. She dabbed my finger tips and thumb with straight liquid Betadine during her night shift. In the morning my fingers were not only healed and not at all sore but they seemed to be...umm.. 'tougher'...for lack of a better word. I have a little bottle of Betadine I keep in my sewing stuff just to dab chewed up and punctured fingers, heals really fast and they don't get sore. I also got some little foil wrapped Betadine swabs from my doctor, I keep these in my embroidery box, handy for punctures when you aren't at home. *Just something you might give a try. Val "jennellh" wrote in message ... 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- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Thimble substitutes?
That sounds like a toxic adhesive to me! jennellh
On May 8, 6:12*pm, "teleflora" wrote: I have looked for years and never found a perfect thimble. *I've used the suede discs, but found they slid around on my finger when my hand got warm and then threads would stick to the residue and catch on the disc itself. *I liked the metal discs but still had issues with the adhesive. *Plus, I think I took a layer of skin off every time I pried it off my finger. I find myself using this one more than all the others I have. http://www.quilterslittlehelper.com/thimbles.htm The Diamond Thimble. *It's really light plastic. *But it works. *It's kind of tight and I had to reorder and get a large. *I don't feel my fingers are THAT big. I still don't use it like I should, but when I need a thimble, I reach for this one. Cindy "jennellh" wrote in message ... 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- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Thimble substitutes?
Hi Anne, I have needles that are my favourite to sew with and I tend
to use only them, whatever the job. If my thread goes through the eye, the needle is used! I only switch to a new needle when there is resistance while sewing. I agree with you about the differences in the eye end - sometimes that is more important than the point....jennellh On May 8, 5:27*pm, Anne Rogers wrote: On May 7, 4:24*pm, jennellh wrote: I wonder how long it would take to make a needle hole in the pad?? Does anyone know if this happens with continued use? *jennellh I've never noticed the pad deteriorate at all, I think you'd have to sew for a very long time continuously. They come in fairly large packs and it probably depends a bit on your skin and any products you use how many times they will restick. I've also noticed some needles are worse than others, without necessarily being better for the rest of the job, so you can have a fairly fat needle that is particularly sharp at the eye end and is brutal, but a fine needle that you'd expect to be inclined to hole your skin not be quite so bad. The problem is once the top layer is gone, you're more vulnerable! Cheers Anne |
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