I used to be a hairdresser and on a daily basis handled chemicals. The biggest culprit was water. In the winter it was worse. My hands cracked and bled so bad. I would wrap my hands in a healing lotion like Lubriderm and put gloves on and go to bed with them and quit using any lotions that had fragrances and dyes. I think once you start prewashing, you'll notice a difference. I prewash everything including clothes before use.
Originally Posted by
Ms Grace
Oh wow! Thanks, no I don't prewash. Going to start after I finish the quilt top I'm working on. Don't want half of it prewashed, and the other half not.
Jackie, what do you do for the problem?
Right now, my finger tips are so painful, that I have actually considered giving up quilting.
