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Jasmine Thimbles and Needle Gliders
Jasmine have porcelain thimbles and under quilt needle gliders, they
come in sizes extra petite, petite, small, medium, large, extra
large, and xx large. Some are flat topped and some allow for a short
nail. I wear a size 8 ring, 4.5 Roxanne thimble and a 5.0 TJ Lane
thimble, and I need a petite (no joke!). They run big. The needle
glider can be worn on the thumb or forefinger or middle finger,
depending on how you quilt. You may find that ordering a slightly
bigger size than you think you need is a good idea, as you can
always pad it out a little with lambs wool. The needle glider has a
little hole on the side in which I put a ribbon through it. The
ribbon then can be looped over the wrist so should you "drop" it the
porcelain won't hit the floor and break; it will be caught by the
ribbon.
As a thimble, more people "collect" them than use them; however, if
you have a sweating hand problem, you might want to consider them as
a solution. Because the glaze is on the outside only, you should
rinse the thimble out with a little alcohol once in a while to
discourage any bacterial growth.
FYI: When at Houston a couple of years ago at the Jasmine Booth, I
had one customer buy six needle gliders at a time. Why? She had
purchased one a couple years earlier, loved it, and then broke it
just before coming to Houston. She decided she would not be without
one ever again! 
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Thimble
$13.50
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Nail Thimble
13.50
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Needle glider
$15.50
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