We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at dchval@juno.com or call Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. Like many collections, Ruth Danner’s started small – very small. A tiny ...

Thimbles are believed to date back to around 7000 B.C., the same time as cloth and the use of a needle. According to " The Story of the Thimble: An Illustrated Guide for Collectors," by Bridget ...

A few weeks ago, a friend I hadn't seen in a few years invited me to dinner. I arrived a bit early, only to find her sitting in a rocking chair mending a pair of socks, her thumb protected by a large, ...

For more information about the Nimble Fingers Thimble Club email Theda Grinwis at nwnimblethimbles@gmail.com. The thimble that launched a club, a convention and a collection that once numbered into ...

Do you know a digitabulist? That’s the official name for a thimble collector. Thimbles were one of the most basic tools in earliest civilizations. Originally made of stone, bronze, bone or ivory, they ...

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