My blog-friend Toni wanted to know what thimbles people recommend. Well, I recommend these ;-)
When I lived in Germany, I had a summer job working on a production line at a company that made heating components or some such thing. The other girls showed me their thimbles which were cut-off leather glove fingers and these were indispensable for doing something that we did with cogs (memory fails me here...)
Anyway, a few years back, I bought a pair of purple leather gloves at a flea market/antiques-type fair and thought they'd be great for these homemade thimbles. When I mentioned to the vendor that I wanted them very snug as I was going to cut the fingers off she looked aghast LOL. Never mind, I probably use the fingers more than anyone ever used the gloves as they were in mint condition.
I use these 'finger-hats' for just regular stitching as well as quilting and they work a treat!
I think I threw the other glove away after chopping off all the fingers, but this glove still has 3 thimbles left :-)
(To make your own, remember that a really snug glove or pair of gloves works best as the leather does tend to soften and stretch with age. And ideally in red or purple LOL!!)
