The darn thing hurts. It squeezes my finger and digs a groove all the way
around. When I called Roxanne today (and finally got a person) she said
it's supposed to hurt. She will not exchange it for bigger one because
that wouldn't fit me right and will only let me return it.
Frankly, given that none of my phone messages were answered, and given how
rude the lady was I am not confident of ever seeing a refund check.
So, fess up you Roxanne thimble lovers - does yours dig a groove in your
finger. Is it really supposed to be painful to quilt? Anyone return
theirs and get a refund? I really don't want to just mail it off blindly.
thanks
marcella
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Since when are thimbles supposed to hurt? I wonder if it wasn't sized properly
to begin with. At any rate, a customer should be taken care of to his or her
satisfaction, whether it means an exchange or a refund. I am tired of the poor
customer service ethic we seem to be bombarded with these days.
I have seen these thimbles at shows, and could not understand how anyone could
justify charging $40 for a thimble, when a Dritz or equivalent, properly sized,
and costing a couple of dollars does the job beautifully.
I also don't understand "the perfect stitch" thing when the backs, and some of
the fronts of their sample quilts are substandard work.
I suppose I'll get a lot of flack for saying that, but I don't think the public
should be talked into buying a product that does not produce magic results, and
then not be able to get decent customer service when not satisfied.
Kathy
"Work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt....and dance
like no one's watching !"
I bought one at the Houston quilt show. Tried on several and the lady asked
me to try on the smaller size. When I told her it hurt and I wanted the
other size back she told me that it would be too big when I got it
home...that she was adjusting for heat and humidity and the lateness of the
day...and the fact that I had been on my feet all day and out of town eating
salty foods???? I had flown into Houston that morning and got to the show
at 10:30....I am on my feet all day everyday and do most of my quilting at
night like after 10pm. (She never did let me try on the bigger size again.)
Now in her defense the thimble is snug and fits pretty well during the
day...when I do not have time to quilt.(told her that) But in the evening
when I sit down to quilt it feels too tight...and that is in the winter with
the house temp around 68F. I am really afraid that I will not be able to
use it at all in the summer. (I also warm up the thimble in my pocket before
I put it on to quilt....that does make a difference)
My opinion is that the Roxanne people sell them too tight because they do
not want them to slip...I can see how this would be counter-productive. But
my grandmother always had several thimbles that she used to adjust for the
changes in her finger, the weather and what not.
I ended up exchanging mine because when I got home I realized that there
were holes in the end under the "fingernail" part of the thimble...they were
very prompt about sending a replacement in the same size...but they also
sent a nasty note telling me that the only way that those holes could have
gotten there was because I was using the thimble incorrectly (I only "used"
it on the floor at HQS!!! ) and that if I got holes in the same place again
they would not exchange it! Sorry ladies but it was a manufacturing
defect!!
In all I like the thimble but hate the company. I will go and buy another
one to use in the summer, but I will buy it a LQS where I can sit down and
use it at my leisure...I may go back several different times to test drive
them to see which one "I" think fits the best.
So I guess my advice to you is return it and then go to your LQS and pick
out "your" size.
Linda in IL
(who hates when there is a good product sold by a not so pleasant company)
Marcella Tracy Peek <marc...@peek.org> wrote in message
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I have pretty small fingers and use my forefinger to quilt with instead
of my middle finger, so I've always had a problem finding a good fitting
thimble. For the last few years I've been using the Clover coin thimbles,
and when they get a little stretched out, I put them in the little watch
pocket in my levis and run them through the washer and dryer. Tightens
them right up again. I can't take credit for discovering this - read
it in a magazine somewhere.
-- Judi
> I have seen these thimbles at shows, and could not understand how anyone could
> justify charging $40 for a thimble, when a Dritz or equivalent, properly sized,
> and costing a couple of dollars does the job beautifully.
That's what I thought until I tried a Roxanne thimble. It has to be
fitted properly, though. If your hands are swollen from weather,
walking around with your arms down at a quilt show, it may not fit
properly later. It should have a snug (but not painful) fit.
I've been laboring to hand quilt a queen/king log cabin quilt that in
which I used Warm and Natural for the batting. I've been having a
beastly time, bending needles, wearing holes in every leather thimble
and trying every Dritz or other standard thimble to get the best fit
and performance. The thimbles I tried were uncomfortable--even when
my fingernails were short, and painful when my nails grew. They
didn't have dimples deep enough to hold the needle as I rocked, and
every stitch was a struggle. With the Roxanne needle, most of that is
no longer a problem. In fact I'll probably buy another for those days
when my hand isn't puffy.
> I suppose I'll get a lot of flack for saying that, but I don't think the public
> should be talked into buying a product that does not produce magic results, and
> then not be able to get decent customer service when not satisfied.
I can't say that the original poster got the kind of customer service
I'd expect, but at least for me, the Roxanne thimble (and Roxanne
needles) has made a big difference in the size and quality of my hand
quilting. More importantly, it has reduced the frustration with and
increased my enjoyment of the quilting process. Worth the $40 to me.
Judy in MN
It's been my experience that Warm and Natural is not a hand quilting batting
due to its density, and that it is better suited to machine quilting. Hand
quilting should never be a chore, or require any struggle at all.
But at least your thimble got you through it, and that is all that matters.
I've met Didi McElroy and I find it hard to believe she would be nasty to
anyone. Have you tried e-mailing her from her website:
http://www.thatperfectstitch.com/index.htm
The thimble should be snug, but shouldn't wear a groove in your finger.
Ida
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I'm surprised at the way this thimble thing has turned
into some kind of rocket science theory---
it's a THIMBLE for goodness sake!! No science to it.
As others have pointed out, our fingers do change
size thru'-out the day, so I keep a couple of different sizes
of thimbles available (and I quilt all day, almost every day).
No pain!!
My thimble is a ceramic "collectible" I found at Pier 1 Imports,
about 17 yrs. ago; I bought 5 of them at $1 a piece.
My fingers are rather long and blunt, wide at the ends, and
I don't have fingernails to brag about. I like a thimble that
is rather straight towards the closed end, wide enough for my
finger to get in there, just tight enough to stay on. I have some
of the cheap "silver" thimbles, use them if I have to, and I've
found a couple of other "collectible" thimbles that work just fine,
w/ dimples deep enough to help the needle.
That's all the science there is to it, tho': just find a thimble that
works for you, and if you have to pay *that* much money for it,
they by-golly ought to give you your money's worth in service!
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Why don't you take it back to where you purchased it and ask for a larger
size?
Suzanne
Houston, Texas
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Suzanne
SEBass wrote in message ...
> OOPS - my mistake. It looks like you bought it at a quilt show. I
> recommend you take your thimble by a Roxanne booth at the next opportunity
> and talk to someone there. You can always speak a little louder, especially
> if there is a crowd.
>
> Suzanne
That's pretty good :-) I am heading up to SF next week to the shop
there. I believe that she sells the thimbles, so I will ask the owner if
it would be easy for her to do the exchange for me. If not, then I guess
I will wait until the next show to roll around. Or maybe I will get brave
and call again....or maybe not. I'm so decisive today.
marcella
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LOL...thanks, Debbi. The beauty of this NG is that everyone is entitled to
their opinion. I realize that not everyone will agree with me. That was just
my experience wih the thimble in question. It didn't fit me, and I though it
was too expensive, etc.
I think quilters should use whatever they are comfortable with that will give
them the results they want. I just don't like poor customer service, or to
see people being taken advantage of in any scenario. Brings out the "mother
hen" in me....<grin>
Chicken
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LOL!
AMEN! But I was a beginner and didn't know any better. :)
> But at least your thimble got you through it, and that is all that matters.
That's the key to the whole thing, isn't it? Each of us needs to find
what works best for ourselves (but I have to confess I would have
liked to "test drive" that thimble before plopping down the $$$ for
it). If in inexpensive thimble, a leather thimble, or Grandma's
silver thimble works best, use that. If some other device works and
makes ya happy, go for it.
Judy in MN
wondering if I'll ever find time to finish quilting that beastie quilt
> DD has some stuff called 'gorilla snot'. A touch of that stuff and a thimble
> will hang on to your fingers. She gets the stuff at guitar center. Might
> be worth a try for a thimble that almost fits.
> Taria
Thanks, Taria. I'll have to find some of that gorilla snot. :) I'd
also like to find an old sewing machine drawer (and the cabinet and
treadle it goes in) to put my Model 66 Red Eye in. Found the machine
at an antique shop for $35. Some heathen hung a tan motor on it, but
I'd like to return it to its natural splendor. The decals are in
terrific shape, but I haven't tried sewing with it yet.
Judy in MN
I last used this approach in the bank when they had made a mistake on my
account and refused to rectify it - a few "loud" words of complaint, and
they were falling overthemselves to sort out the problem and appologise to
me.
Chicken
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marcella
In article <AyG76.940$LZ1....@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
I do still have 2 different widths of masking tape, though.
When Ragmop spoke, these pearls of wisdom spewed forth...
> Howdy!
> snip<
> Of course, these wonderfully versatile tools come
> in handy for quilting, too. How many of us have a roll
> of duct tape in the the sewing area?
> --
> Ragmop
>
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I don't use masking tape OR duct tape to pick up stray threads. My clothing
works just fine for that <grin>.
Kathy....feeling very silly in Holbrook NY
Peg
MAmadurk
nom...@spam.com wrote in message <3A5F50AE...@spam.com>...
Each method involves getting a partner to help. DH offered, with that
look in his eye. We now have twins. ; )
When jd...@frontiernet.net spoke, these pearls of wisdom spewed forth...
> LOL!!! Is there a website for this? My "fat club" is about to start meeting
> again and this would be so much fun!!!
>
> MAmadurk
>
>
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> Thanks, Taria. I'll have to find some of that gorilla snot. :) I'd
> also like to find an old sewing machine drawer (and the cabinet and
> treadle it goes in) to put my Model 66 Red Eye in. Found the machine
> at an antique shop for $35. Some heathen hung a tan motor on it, but
> I'd like to return it to its natural splendor. The decals are in
> terrific shape, but I haven't tried sewing with it yet.
>
> Judy in MN
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Sigh.... some day I would love to venture off into the world of period
costumes.
Thanks for the DTD site, Wendy.
Suzanne
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and
http://members.nbci.com/rsg0910/dtd.html
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Thanks!
MAmadurk, hanging head sheepishly!
frood wrote in message ...
judybear wrote in message ...
<sniped so you know what I am talking about>
> >there is another method, using packing tape - the kind you need to wet.
> >http://www.taunton.com/th/features/fitandfabric/clone/5.htm
> >
> >Each method involves getting a partner to help. DH offered, with that
> >look in his eye. We now have twins. ; )
> >
> >>
> >>
> >
Jane in MA
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