Learn More About Thimbles

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This site is aimed more at the serious thimble collector – not really at the beginner.

My journey began in 1983 and I bought or swapped thimbles wherever I could find them.

I joined the South African Thimble Collectors Club, the now defunct Thimble Exchange, Thimble Society of London, Dorset Thimble Society, Thimble Collectors International and Needlework Tool Collectors Society of Australia, CyberThimble, which all publish newsletters etc. I purchased every book on thimbles and my was passion ignited. It is still alive and burning tho it was in 2024 that I last added a thimble to my collection.

 I still peruse Collectors Weekly online every week. This site sadly reflects the steady decline of thimbles being offered for sale.

Being a librarian I have been able to combine my love of thimbles and a passion for sharing information gained over more than forty years, together with photos from my archives. In my eyes, a photo tells more that a hundred words: they are as precious as the thimbles themselves. It is not scholarly, just written from the heart.

I treasure the friendships with collectors I have met and emailed over the years. I attended thimble conferences which are still held in various countries, feeling part of a bigger world.

In 1998 Thimbles of Australia was published by Kangaroo Press and until I held the first copy in my hand I never dreamt of it becoming a reality. I have been able to keep it updated thru six Australian thimble topics below.

I sold thimbles from 1987-2020 from collections I was entrusted to sell.

I update the topics as new photos are found and update this site weekly. There are no new topics in the pipeline – just yet …

 

Tho these topics are not aimed at beginners I am more than happy to help with your enquiries and maybe one day you may feel as passionate as I do? I am just an email away.

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love Sue