Thimble Time
So one of the things I hate is poking myself with any sort of pins or needles. Not ideal as a seamstress but alas here I am. I am normally careful and use fewer pins than I need. Prior to delving into historical sewing I also didn’t hand sew much. However, with more and more projects needing the control hand sewing provides it became clear I needed finger protection. Having left Joann’s at least three times without buying a leather thimble I decided I would just make one. I had a lovely scrap of leather that would work for a thimble and a second loop for maximum finger safety. I did some quick research and came across this tutorial on youtube. It seemed pretty straight forward so I gathered up