- Tool Talk: Thimbles – Types Usage – NeedlenThread. com
I need a thimble on my right ring finger for sewing quilt bindings and general sewing I ever use one for embroidery I know it’s unusual to wear a thimble on a ring finger, but if I sew without one, that’s where the sore spot tends to build up, usually with loss of skin after a while, as that’s the way I push the needle through the fabric
- Back to Thimbles and… uh…. Finger Gloves – NeedlenThread. com
A month ago today, I wrote about Thimbles But don't worry - on the Ides of every month, I don't plan on writing about thimbles! What I really enjoyed about the post was the reader input on the question of thimbles There were over 100 comments on that post, and so many of them were good suggestions
- Thimble Pads – Pros Cons for Embroiderers - NeedlenThread. com
The Thimble - it is a humble little tool that's been around for a long time! Did you know the earliest archeological thimble-finds date to the 1st century AD? So it's a little tool with a long history, and throughout the thimble's history - whether made from ornate, precious materials or simple wood
- Open Thimbles Saves Fingers! – NeedlenThread. com
an open thimble to use when you have long nails, a ring thimble with a small thread cutting hook, a leather thimble and my nickel granny thimble My favorite is the old-fashioned metal one, but it is most important that your thimble fits the finger you plan to wear it on
- My Thimble Substitute – It Works! – NeedlenThread. com
Tried-and-true thimble users wouldn’t even think of stitching without a thimble, it’s just that natural for them to use one But if you’ve never used a thimble while embroidering – or if, the few times you’ve tried to use one, the result has been awkward and uncomfortable – there’s a good chance you’ve ditched the idea of ever
- Tool Time! Chatelaine Scissors… Then Some - NeedlenThread. com
In the photo above, you can see my collection (left to right): a magnet that works as a needle minder or a chart holder, the chatelaine scissors, a seam ripper, a thimble chatelaine, and a laying tool All the tools are weighty pewter And they’re well made, with attention to detail The seam ribber has a nice rubberized tip protector
- Other Thimble Explorations! – NeedlenThread. com
This time, it was a package of these stick-on thimbles Last time we spoke of thimbles, I was musing over thimble pads, which are stick-on suede-like thimbles Many readers commented on their preference for these stick on thimbles, which are actually metal and dimpled like a thimble, but instead of a full-fledge thimble, they are little disks
- NeedlenThread. com – Page 355 – Tips Tricks and Great Resources for Hand . . .
The Thimble – it is a humble little tool that’s been around for a long time! Did you know the earliest archeological thimble-finds date to the 1st century AD? So it’s a little tool with a long history, and throughout the thimble’s history – whether made from ornate, precious materials or simple wood or leather – the thimble’s
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