Image Test

And now we will see what images look like on this blog. Here. Look at this checkered Yubinuki that I made.

A Yubinuki, or Japanese Thimble Ring.

A Yubinuki is a thimble that is worn on the middle finger on or just after the first knuckle. The finger is crooked and used to push the needle through the sewing medium. When pushing, the eye of the needle rests between the threads and does not slip around.

Yubinuki are traditionally made from bias-cut fabric, paper, silk wadding, and silk thread. I have made several with cotton embroidery floss and padded with a strip of felt and plastic "guts." The thimble pictured, however, is made with all the traditional ingredients.

For more information, visit The Adventurous Silversmith Blog's series on making a Yubinuki. You can also visit this older website, Ma Mercerie.