I'm not ready to purchase an expensive thimble, but the inexpensive thimbles I've tried aren't working well or at all. I tried Dritz and Lacis. Both were really thin and too deep (came down to the knuckle). I tried a Hisew Stainless Steel and Brass Thimbles Set, and it is okay, but it's really thick and isn't dimpled all the way around. Lastly, I tried antique tailor thimbles on Ebay, thinking a thimble made prior to 1960 would be sturdy and made to last.
All that said, I see thimbles Reza and a couple more of you use and could use a recommendation. Thanks.
As usual, I've kept researching thimbles and considering options 🙄🤣
I visited all of the sites on the ISOT Resources page and had a little luck. I'm still waiting to hear back from Piero, but the search goes on. I'm sure a thimble search seems like a small thing to all of you tailors but but, what can I say? I'm probably just crazy 🤪 Anyway...
One of the first things I discovered is that the curved metal pieces found at the end of a cable are also called thimbles.
The other thing I discovered is that most thimbles only have dimples part of the way down, which makes no sense to me.
I also discovered that the size of a thimble is measured in millimeters or some king of whole numbering system, or the seller might just take a picture of it laying on a ruler and let you figure it out. I did find one seller who used a micrometer but only measured the diameter of the outside, not the inside.🙄
I found some "ring" designs, but I'm trying to follow Reza's suggestion, so that won't work. Some of these were meant to be worn on the middle phalange which seems a little weird.
The cheap thimbles were really thin, and as such, the dimples were shallow, so the back side of the needle slips out.
After all of that, I figured, what the hell, I'll make my own. I contacted a place in India that has a thimble press for sale and am waiting to hear back from them with a price.🫣🤣
Again, if any of you can recommend a decent, middle-of-the-road priced thimble, I'd appreciate the info.
Lastly, and this is directed to Reza, I really like the thimble you designed, but you might consider designing similar thimbles you could offer at a range of prices. From the advertising, it looks like you printed various models on a 3D printer. Any chance I could buy a 3D printed version? 😁
Hi Bill.
If you're looking for a cheap thimble, consider these:
Brass Lined Thimbles
I'm not sure if they have your size or if they have any of those brass lined thimbles.
Contact Piero and ask him.
Keep in mind that brass will stain your finger.
Alternatively try searching for Prym or C.S. Osbourne thimbles.
I feel terrible recommending these. None of them are high quality thimbles.
But if you want to start out, these are common.
Reza
International School of Tailoring