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SASHICO NEEDLES & THIMBLE
Sashico Needles and Thimbles Sashico Needles Sashico Needles (Long Type) Adjustable Thimble Ring with Plate Welcome to Tool School! with Instructor Katrina Walker In this episode of Tool School, We will explore Sashico Needles and Thimbles. Sashico is a Japanese textile art form that features long running stitches formed with a heavy thread, traditionally stitched in white on indigo dyed fabric. Clover offers two different packages of Sashico needles. One package consists of 8 needles in 4 sizes of regular length needles, and the second set features 3 needles in…
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Thimbles
Thimbles with instructor Steve Butler Class 127 What is it? You know what they say, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” In the case of thimbles it is certainly true. Thimbles in one form or another, have been around as long as needles have. Why? Well, whether you’re pushing a spike through animal hides in ancient times or a shiny new hand sewing needle through an expensive high thread count cotton fabric today, it still hurts your fingers. The other reason might even be more important, precision. Being able to position and insert the needle in…