I DIDN’T PUT TOGETHER A TIP OF THE WEEK TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHARE THESE THIMBLE FACTS.

The thimble has its origin in early civilization. Roughly carved of stone, bronze, bone or ivory, the thimble aided the sewer in pushing crude needles through animal skins to make clothing. Since that time thimbles have been created or made from every material imaginable. The thimble has served many purposes through the ages.

During the late 16th century to the early 20th century, thimbles were valued as objects of art. They were given as love tokens during Victorian times in a society that discouraged personal gifts of any nature between men and women. At one time, sterling and gold thimbles were given as an engagement gift from the fiancé to his future bride. The bottom part of the thimble could be cut off and used as the new wife’s wedding band when the couple married.

Early schoolteachers used thimbles to enforce strict discipline. The teacher would knock the disobedient student on the top of the head with a thimbled finger. The term “thimble knocking” was used by ladies of the evening around the same time period. They used a thimble on their finger to knock on the window glass to attract the attention of males walking by. During the 1800s, a thimble was used as a spirit measure or alcohol shot glass, helping coin the phrase, “Only a thimbleful.” During World War I, thimbles became a type of currency. In England approximately 400,000 sterling thimbles were donated and melted down in order to buy much needed hospital equipment. After World War I, thimbles became a popular advertising medium for companies in all areas of manufacturing and services.

One of the most astounding uses of a thimble may have taken place in 1856 when Latimer Clark was testing the first transatlantic cable. After several failed attempts, he borrowed a thimble and added a small amount of acid and zinc creating a miniature electric cell. This thimble generated enough current to send a signal across 3,700 miles in a second. Quite a colorful history for such a tiny sewing tool!

I LOVE LEARNING WHERE SEWING TOOLS CAME FROM.

ONE MORE UNBIRTHDAY GIFT WAS RECEIVED THIS WEEK
YOU SAW THIS POUCH ALREADY IN AN OLD POST
BUT I WANT TO SHOW IT OF AGAIN. I SENT IT TO MARILLA

HAVE A GREAT EVEN (WHAT’S LEFT OF IT) AND THANKS FOR VISITING

REMEMBERING THE TROOPS THAT WE HAVE LOST. ALL MY LOVE TO THEIR FAMILIES. LET’S CONTINUE TO REMEMBER THEM.

Trevor A. Blumberg, 22, Army Sergeant, Sep 14, 2003 Canton, Michigan
Kevin C. Kimmerly, 31, Army Staff Sergeant, Sep 15, 2003 North Creek, New York
Alyssa R. Peterson, 27, Army Specialist, Sep 15, 2003 Flagstaff, Arizona
Foster Pinkston, 47, Army National Guard Sergeant, Sep 16, 2003 Warrenton, Georgia
Richard Arriaga, 20, Army Specialist, Sep 18, 2003 Ganado, Texas
Brian R. Faunce, 28, Army Captain, Sep 18, 2003 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anthony O. Thompson, 26, Army Sergeant, Sep 18, 2003 Orangeburg, South Carolina
James C Wright, 27, Army Specialist, Sep 18, 2003 Morgan, Texas
Lunsford B. Brown II, 27, Army Specialist, Sep 20, 2003 Creedmore, North Carolina
Frederick L. Miller Jr., 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Sep 20, 2003 Hagerstown, Indiana
David Travis Friedrich, 26, Army Reserve Sergeant, Sep 20, 2003 Hammond, New York
Paul J. Sturino, 21, Army Specialist, Sep 22, 2003 Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Michael Andrade, 28, Army National Guard Specialist, Sep 24, 2003 Bristol, Rhode Island
Kyle G. Thomas, 23, Army Specialist, Sep 25, 2003 Topeka, Kansas
Robert L. Lucero, 34, Army National Guard Captain, Sep 25, 2003 Casper, Wyoming
Robert E. Rooney, 43, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Sep 25, 2003 Nashua, New Hampshire
Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, Army Sergeant, Sep 29, 2003 Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, Army Staff Sergeant, Sep 29, 2003 McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania
Darrin K. Potter, 24, Army National Guard Sergeant, Sep 29, 2003 Louisville, Kentucky
Dustin K. McGaugh, 20, Army Specialist, Sep 30, 2003 Derby, Kansas
James D. Blankenbecler, 40, Army Command Sergeant, Oct 01, 2003 Alexandria, Virginia
Analaura Esparza Gutierrez, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 01, 2003 Houston, Texas
Simeon Hunte, 23, Army Specialist, Oct 01, 2003 Essex, New Jersey
Tamarra J. Ramos, 24, Army Specialist, Oct 01, 2003 Quakertown, Pennsylvania
James H. Pirtle, 27, Army Specialist, Oct 03, 2003 La Mesa, New Mexico
Charles M. Sims, 18, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 03, 2003 Miami, Florida
Spencer Timothy Karol, 20, Army Specialist, Oct 06, 2003 Woodruff, Arizona
Kerry D. Scott, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 06, 2003 Mount Vernon, Washington
Richard Torres, 25, Army 2nd Lieutenant, Oct 06, 2003 Clarksville, Tennessee
Joseph C. Norquist, 26, Army Specialist, Oct 09, 2003 San Antonio, Texas
Sean A. Silva, 23, Army Private, Oct 09, 2003 Roseville, California
Christopher W. Swisher, 26, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 09, 2003 Lincoln, Nebraska
James E. Powell, 26, Army Specialist, Oct 12, 2003 Radcliff, Kentucky
Jose Casanova, 23, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 13, 2003 El Monte, California
Benjamin L. Freeman, 19, Army Private, Oct 13, 2003 Valdosta, Georgia
Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, Army Specialist, Oct 13, 2003 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Donald L. Wheeler, 22, Army Specialist, Oct 13, 2003 Concord, Michigan
Stephen E. Wyatt, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 13, 2003 Kilgore, Texas
Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 16, 2003 Wakefield, Massachusetts
Sean R. Grilley, 24, Army Corporal, Oct 16, 2003 San Bernardino, California
Kim S. Orlando, 43, Army Lieutenant Colonel, Oct 16, 2003 , Tennessee
Michael L. Williams, 46, Army National Guard Specialist, Oct 17, 2003 Buffalo, New York
David R. Bernstein, 24, Army 1st Lieutenant, Oct 18, 2003 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
John D. Hart, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 18, 2003 Bedford, Massachusetts
Paul J. Johnson, 29, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 20, 2003 Calumet, Michigan
Paul J. Bueche, 19, Army National Guard Private 1st Class, Oct 21, 2003 Daphne, Alabama
John P. Johnson, 24, Army Specialist, Oct 22, 2003 Houston, Texas
Jason M. Ward, 25, Army Private, Oct 22, 2003 Tulsa, Oklahoma
John R. Teal, 31, Army Captain, Oct 23, 2003 Mechanicsville, Virginia
Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, Army Specialist, Oct 24, 2003 Flint, Michigan

JOIN ME LATER FOR SOME MORE MILITARY MONDAY

THANKS FOR VISITING.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARILLA’S MOM
I KNOW IT’S AFTER MIDNIGHT IN NY
BUT IT’S STILL HER BIRTHDAY ON HER FAVORITE BOY’S COAST.

TONS OF LOVE AND SMOOOOOCHES FROM TYSON AND YOYO
WE HOPE YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

3 MORE UNBIRTHDAY GIFT’S WERE RECEIVED THIS PAST WEEK!
I SENT THIS ONE TO MISS BECKY

ALSO SENT THIS ONE TO RAIN

THE LAST ONE I SENT WAS TO SABRINA

I SENT ONE MORE BUT SHE HASN’T RECEIVED SO I WILL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER POST!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND AND PLEASE JOIN ME TOMORROW FOR MILITARY MONDAY!!

THANKS FOR VISITING!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FUN AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY.
I HAD A LAZY DAY AND THEN WENT TO THE ANGELS GAME!
LIGHT UP THE HALO BECAUSE MY ANGELS WON VS. BALTIMORE 11-4
IT WAS AN AWESOME PATRIOTIC WEEKEND AT THE BIG A.
THE FIREWORKS BOTH LAST NIGHT AND TONIGHT WERE SO BEAUTIFUL.
THEY HAVE BEEN HONORING SOLDIERS AND VETERANS IN BASEBALL PARKS ACROSS THE U.S. THIS WEEKEND AND IT HAS BEEN AMAZING.
I LOVE THAT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS SO INVOLVED!

I HAVE BEEN SENDING OUT UNBIRTHDAY GIFT’S THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEK’S. I LOVE SURPRISING FRIENDS WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT.

THE FIRST ONE I SENT OUT WAS TO ANNA

SHE WASN’T EXPECTING IT AT ALL AND SO THAT WAS FUN!
HERE IS WHAT I SENT HER.

SHE ALSO BOUGHT SOME POUCHES THAT I MADE!

I HOPE YOUR UNBIRTHDAY WAS FUN!TASTIC ANNA!!!!!

THANKS FOR VISITING!

COMPLETELY FORGOT THAT MY GOAL FOR JULY WAS A POST A DAY

THE GOOD THING IS THAT I ONLY MISSED THE 2ND SO FAR AND I HOPE I DON’T MISS ANY OTHER DAYS.

WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE ALL I KNOW HOW TO MAKE ANYMORE ARE POUCHES?? LOL

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FUN!TASTIC DAY.

HAD CLASS TONIGHT AND THAT WAS GOOD BECAUSE I MADE 4 POUCHES.
BAD THING WAS THAT I BROKE 4 NEEDLE WHILE TRYING TO GET THEM DONE.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT I WAS A LITTLE MAD AT MYSELF BECAUSE NEEDLE’S DON’T COME CHEAP ANYMORE AND THAT IS ALMOST A WHOLE PACK >:

ANYWAY HERE ARE SOME THAT I HAVE MADE LATELY

MADE THIS ONE FOR THE SISTER

I LIKE THE RAIDERS, BUT I AM A PACKERS FAN FIRST!!!

MADE 2 OF THESE TONIGHT

I REALLY SO PROMISE! AND YOU SHOULD TOO.
MADE 2 OF THESE TODAY.

I STILL DON’T HAVE AN ETSY STORE BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
COMMENT HERE OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME
MIANTIFAZ@GMAIL.COM

ALL OF THEM ARE MADE WITH 100% COTTON FABRIC, I USED FUSIBLE FLEECE TO MAKE THEM STURDY, THEY ARE ALL LINED.
ALL 6X8

THANKS FOR VISITING AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT!