An important but often overlooked sewing
tool is the thimble. A cap shaped tool made
of metal, wood, china, leather or plastic,
the thimble fits over a sewer's fingertip
to provide protection while hand sewing thick
and/or dense-weaved cloth.
There are two main categories of thimbles:
Working tools
- These are the everyday thimbles used to protect
the user's fingers while working on a project
- Thimbles sometimes come in sizes so you may
want to have more than one thimble to fit
various fingertips that might be used in
your sewing.
Collectibles
- Thimbles that are antiques and/or have unique
designs such as Disney characters,
state
names, limited editions, or
commemorative
thimbles from advertising campaigns
- When collecting thimbles look for sellers
that have newsletters for
learning more about
thimble collecting
- Consider joining a club that offers newsletters,
books and catalogues to get
more expertise
in collecting
Whether you use your thimbles everyday or
collect them, consider a thimble rack, display
dome, or case to keep your thimbles in for
easy accessibility and/or viewing. |
