About Thimble Fingers

Thimble Fingers was created by Julie Macdonald in 2000, at a time when she was living in Singapore and the opportunity arose for her to pass on her embroidery skills by teaching embroidery in Asia.  In 2001 she returned to Australia and hasn’t looked back since.

Thimble Fingers is a home based mail order business, operating out of a small home studio in Julie’s garden at Meadow Springs, Mandurah in Western Australia.

At Thimble Fingers you can attend classes to learn the techniques of stumpwork, surface embroidery and more, and also purchase embroidery supplies.  However, as it is a home based business, we would appreciate if you could telephone for an appointment prior to visiting the premises, as it is not operated as a shop open to the public, nor is it run on regular hours.

Since 2000 Julie has returned to Singapore numerous times and taught hundreds of ladies from Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia how to create her designs.  She has also taught at Gentle Threads and Kindred Spirits in Australia, as well as at her Thimble Fingers studio in Mandurah.

Currently Julie is working towards obtaining her City and Guilds Embroidery I, Certificate in Textile Design, through a distance learning course with the School of Stitched Textiles in Britain.  This will enable her to not only teach traditional embroidery techniques but also a modern approach to embroidery and textiles.

Please note: The contents of this site are protected by copyright.  No reproduction of designs, kits or information of any kind is allowed without the written permission of Thimble Fingers.