Comments on: Felters hands

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:20:58 +0000

Thanks Angela, I live and learn – now I know what that tingling means Still, it’s tempting to keep going and do ‘just one more …’! Best wishes Tracy

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:59:29 +0000

Hi Tracy, I too have problems with shiny hands and I did once rub so much skin off I had open sores. Now I protect them better and recognise the tingling which says ‘time to stop’. I often start a number of felt balls and then roll them all together under my hand with a reed mat beneath. Having a number of balls usually protects my hands from hitting the mat or at least that’s the theory

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:04:02 +0000

oh that is such a good tip, i’ll need to try this one! i’m trying to ‘rest’ my hands at the moment as i seem to rubbed holes in them with too much felting! i had the brainwave to roll felt beads on a textured chopping board but didn’t notice until too late that the texture was also having an effect on my skin! i also find after a lot of wet felting that my hands are very shiny and slippy which makes sewing and beadwork tricky for a while! oh how we suffer for our art it’s all worth it though!