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What special care do you give to your hands after cross stitching?

What do you do after your hands get tired from cross stitching|?

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1. Take a break every hour, and flex your fingers during the break. .
2. A butter lotion is really good. Fabric tends to dry your hands horribly. I am a quilter. I have used just plain bath and body lotion. Works great. A lot of people now are using those thin plastic gloves for working with threads and plastics. The form fitting ones. Try the lotions im sure it will work for you.
3. hot parrafin bath is quite soothing to your hands after they've worked tediously all day. You can buy a little machine buit specifically for this at a bath and body store or spa like place, maybe even walmart? I work with my hands a lot and besides bengay and tigerbalm this is a great way to relax your hands!
4. Aquarose, I wash my hands with hot soap and water before, in the midst of, and after stitching to keep my hands and fabric clean and to refresh my hands. I also take little breaks while I am cross stitching, and when I am sure I am done for quite a while I will rub hand lotion over my hands to ease up the tightness. I hope this helped and let me know if there is anything else I can help you with in your cross stitching endeavors. Tajinaz36