[Artemisia] Preserving My Hands

[Elsbet Sleggja]

In my mundane life, I sit at a computer keyboard  all day, and in my SCA life, I do a lot of hand sewing and embroidery.  I started having serious pain in my right hand (my dominant hand) this  past fall.  My mom recommended the Hand-Eze glove, being a  cross-stitch nut herself.  It worked for me too. I wear it  whenever my hand gets sore.  That little bit of extra support  seems to go a long way. Be sure to get one in a size that is snug on  you!  I started with a Medium size and ended up going back for the  Small size for extra support. 
  
  Happy crafting!!
  
  --Elsbet in Sleggja

Dawn Tavares <dtavares1 at hotmail.com> wrote:  This question is aimed primarily at needleworkers, but I suspect it's 
applicable to anyone who does work that requires fine manual motor control. 
All opinions welcome.

Between arts & science projects, Xmas presents, and garb construction I've 
been doing a lot of hand sewing lately. More and more I've been feeling 
soreness around the wristbone directly below my smallest finger as well as 
tightness in the muscles of my forearm. Taking more frequent breaks and 
doing upper body stretches does help, but not as much as I'd hoped. It also 
slows me down.

I'm thinking of wearing one of those Hand-Eze gloves recommended for 
quilters who suffer carpal tunnel or tendonitis. Has anybody used one of 
these? Is it worth the effort and money? Or do you get better results from 
some other method? Pain cremes, specific exercises, a certain frame....

I'm trying to teach my off-hand to stitch, but it's slow going.

Many thanks,


Aurora de Portugal
Loch Salann

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