My honest take on leather thimbles for hand quilting
I used to think my fingertips were just destined to be pin-cushions until I discovered leather thimbles for hand quilting. If you've spent any significant amount of time hunched over a frame or a hoop, you know the struggle. After about an hour of pushing a needle through a thick "quilt sandwich"—top, batting, and backing—your pushing finger starts to feel like it's been through a blender. For years, I tried to tough it out with those standard metal thimbles, but they always felt like I was wearing a tiny, clunky bucket on my finger. ...