{"id":1148,"date":"2025-07-14T15:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elegantarts.com\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:28:57","slug":"interesting-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elegantarts.com\/?page_id=1148","title":{"rendered":"Interesting links"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1148\" class=\"elementor elementor-1148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111ce7e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"111ce7e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ae4129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ae4129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Join with others who love thimbles &amp; needlework tools. Join Thimble Collectors International.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><small>Despite the name, this organization is for people who collect needlework tools And thimbles. It&#8217;s the largest collector&#8217;s group in the world focusing on these wonderful little pieces of history.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><small>The membership benefits are outstanding. They have a convention every two years where you&#8217;ll have a chance to attend great programs and meet others sharing your interests. You will receive an excellent quarterly magazine, the &#8220;Bulletin&#8221;. The member&#8217;s sections of the website have dozens of research articles, hundreds of fake and repro items to beware of and price guides. There is also a chat room where you can ask questions and get expert feedback about your collection. Check them out today at <a href=\"https:\/\/thimblecollectors.com\">thimblecollectors.com<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" class=\"wp-image-1149 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/elegantarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tci_banner_logo.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9ef20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f9ef20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74f97a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74f97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Visit my design site.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I have been a needlework designer for many years.\u00a0 Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/serendipitydesigns.com\">Serendipity Designs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join with others who love thimbles &amp; needlework tools. 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