Hand Sewing is relaxing and fun!

It doesn’t matter if you are the creative type or not, sewing needs to be on your list of must-try hobbies. It is a great life skill that also offers numerous health benefits, such as helping you de-stress, improving hand-eye coordination, and so on. Moreover, you can sew almost anything by hand. No need for…

The History of Thimbles

A thimble is a protective shield worn on the finger or thumb generally worn during sewing. While collecting thimbles became popular in the mid 1800 as a result of the special thimbles that were made for the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, the earliest known thimble was Roman and…

Sterling silver Bunny open nail thimble

The Latest Thimbles for 2021

We have had a rough 2020.  Resilience has been the halmark of the entrepreneur survivors. I have had a really refreshing year for design work.  As many of you know it has been my normal schedule to vend at Quilt Shows for 40 weekends (out of 52).  I have met 1000’s of you… and examined…