Sewing by hand = hand pain
10-29-2010, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by featherweight
Originally Posted by desertrose
Originally Posted by Hinterland
I do a lot of hand sewing. If my hand begins to hurt while appliquing, I change needles, usually switching to a straw needle. My hand rarely hurts when I hand quilt, unless I prick myself. :(
My hands usually don't hurt, but my wrist will bother me from time to time. I blame the computer for that - I use one all day at work. If it hurts a lot I use a wrist brace, even wearing it to bed. It keeps the wrist straight and helps ease the pain.
My hands usually don't hurt, but my wrist will bother me from time to time. I blame the computer for that - I use one all day at work. If it hurts a lot I use a wrist brace, even wearing it to bed. It keeps the wrist straight and helps ease the pain.
Sounds like you ladies are experiencing some early Carpal Tunnel and arthritic symptoms. I have both and find the brace helps when at rest, impossible to hand sew with it on, and the use of topical medications helps relieve the pain. You may want to check with your doctor to make sure there isn't some early intervention medications that could bring you some relief. I've had to accept that if I wish to continue quilting I have to change the length of my sessions. I perfer to do this instead of quit quilting all together.
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10-30-2010, 02:38 PM
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I have joint pain, especially in the big joint of the thumb that is up on your hand. Biofreeze helps, the glove has to be on or I can't do anything.Tylenol helps, I tend not to take it often, don't like meds. My doctor says when the knots on the joints get thru building that is when the pain will stop. Well I'm waiting, it hurts really bad. I have been trying to cross-stitch, finished one stocking, now onto another one. So I will have to take the tylenol to be able to do it. All this just started this year, came on with a bang. Prednisone would really help, but the side effects are bad. My biggest problem is opening things, jars, chip bags, wringing out a wash cloth, etc. Just everyday things. S0 arthritis stinks......
10-30-2010, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by sak658
I have joint pain, especially in the big joint of the thumb that is up on your hand. Biofreeze helps, the glove has to be on or I can't do anything.Tylenol helps, I tend not to take it often, don't like meds. My doctor says when the knots on the joints get thru building that is when the pain will stop. Well I'm waiting, it hurts really bad. I have been trying to cross-stitch, finished one stocking, now onto another one. So I will have to take the tylenol to be able to do it. All this just started this year, came on with a bang. Prednisone would really help, but the side effects are bad. My biggest problem is opening things, jars, chip bags, wringing out a wash cloth, etc. Just everyday things. S0 arthritis stinks......
10-30-2010, 05:37 PM
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LOL We make it golden for the doctors. Due to my previous neck and shoulder injury, and my fibromyalgia, I just am not able to do more than a small amount of hand sewing. Perhaps small applique pieces that I can finish in less than 15 min. So for me, it's mainly machine sewing. And that's ok with me. I do my best and hope it improves each time. Even my machine sewing has to be limited or I end up with pain flares and hand tremors. So I just do what I can, when I can do it. And play with and pet my fabrics in between times. Smiles and hugs, Linda
10-30-2010, 05:40 PM
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PS: Tonight when I couldn't sew, I wrote a new song. Now that's good use of my down time, isn't it? LOL
That makes me happy because it's been a while since I've come up with something new, and this one took less than half hour. I think my writing block is gone now!! Yay me!!!
That makes me happy because it's been a while since I've come up with something new, and this one took less than half hour. I think my writing block is gone now!! Yay me!!!
10-30-2010, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by wildyard
PS: Tonight when I couldn't sew, I wrote a new song. Now that's good use of my down time, isn't it? LOL
That makes me happy because it's been a while since I've come up with something new, and this one took less than half hour. I think my writing block is gone now!! Yay me!!!
That makes me happy because it's been a while since I've come up with something new, and this one took less than half hour. I think my writing block is gone now!! Yay me!!!
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