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If your pattern or photo appears on I Always Pick the Thimble and you want it credited differently or removed, send us the article link and the image, and we will sort it out.
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About I Always Pick the Thimble
Making things since 2013
I Always Pick the Thimble was started in 2013 by Karen Roark. Read more on our About page.

