need to know

[Bill Windwalker]

hi all :)
well i need to know what a person can do if they no longer can use there thumbs very well any more to pull the beading needle out of deer skin is there some tool that i can use so i may do bead work again the very last thing i ever did was my coyote bib for my elkskin shirt and the bib was red trade wool and i can not even bead like that any more :(
if any one knows of a tool it be great to know thank you....

[Majii]

I use a piece of leather to grab the needle with and pull the needle through. It works better than trying to do it with your fingers. I also used a thick piece of leather as a thimble to push the needle through, i found that I had a little more control of the needle with the leather instead of a metal thimble. I broke too many needle using a metal thimble.

[fncyshwldncr4life]

Have u ever tried jewelry pliers? I use them when it gets really tough to pull the needle through.

[Blackbear]

both of those would have been my suggestion...

[Singing Otter]

I use jewelry pliers too. They work best for me cause of the carpal tunnel.

[yuchgeha]

I use a small pair of needle nose pliers.

[Bill Windwalker]

:) thank you ill try needle nose pliers that will help me better i think....