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| My New Silicone Thimbles, One Trimmed Down |
Regular Blog readers may remember Mary Corbet's foray into using silicone finger protectors as a thimble.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2018/04/mary-corbet-macgyvers-thimble.html
I thought it was a clever idea and since I'm prone to split skin around my fingertips, I started trying to find local sources for these things. We don't have cooking stores in my area but we do have several big box craft stores and I got lucky in the glue section of Hobby Lobby. I found the same silicone finger protectors Mary used marketed as hot glue gun finger protectors.
https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Basic-Crafts/Glues-Adhesives/Mod-Podge-Hot-Glue-Finger-Caps/p/93942
The package has three of them, two Large and one Medium, for $4.99 plus tax. I have small hands but the Large fitted my fingers and thumb well. However, they were too long, so I took my paper scissors and cut half an inch off the bottom of one of the Large finger protectors. Now it works great! I've used it a little and find it both light weight and good protection using tiny beading needles. Their eye ends can be sharp as you push them through something dense but so far, I haven't had a needle sink into the silicone, much less go through all the way and stick me.
It feels good on my fingers and thumbs—it isn't heavy like a metal thimble is--and will help protect any fingers with issues. I am not certain how good it would feel it I were stitching on a sunny beach with heat, sweat and sand. Perhaps one of Blog's readers will take one for the team and go on a beach vacation with a few packed away for us and report back?
Thanks, Mary!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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