Traditional leather thimble with elastic that allows it to stretch to fit any finger.

Traditional leather thimble goes onto middle finger on your palm and are perfect for Sashiko.

Manufactured in the home of Sashiko Japan.
This leather thimble was created for comfort.
It's debossed pad and elastic strap allows anyone to wear it comfortably no matter your size, and it can be easily and quickly transferred from 1 finger to another.
No more thimbles for every finger!
Protects the base of the finger when using a long needle
A must-have for those interested in Sashiko-style projects.
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It looks odd and doesn’t go on the end of your finger! check photos. One of the things I love about tools is how they evolve for the purpose they are made.
When sashiko stitching, you are using a long strong needle and gathering as much as 3 or 4 inches of fabric onto it at once (once you have been doing it awhile!)
In order to take the stress off of the fingers, sashiko thimbles were invented, probably by some sensible innovative woman with way too much stitching to get done for her family and finger joints that were getting middle aged and achey!
You wear it at the base of your finger like shown in photos
. It has a stretch bit of elastic on the back and little grippy spots on the front tab to rest the needle in as you push.
It softens with use so it is comfortable.
You can here see how the eye end of the needle rests on the thimble tab after the stitches are gathered on the fabric, and is used to push the needle through.