Originally Posted by
auntnana
I don't prewash my fabric and find my hands dry out too. I cleaned out a fence row last summer and after wearing leather gloves for weeks, my fingertips were so cracked they would bleed. There's a miracle salve I found at Home Depot called Working Hands. Best. Stuff. Ever. It's now sold at Wal-Mart, Walgreens, etc, basically everywhere. It's like an instant healing miracle!
Thwe salve I use is for "workers hands" and is O'Keefe's Working Hands salve and is available at any hardware. Also, if you hand quilt I have found that by wrapping my finger tips i use under to quilt top with adhesive backed moleskin used to cushion bunions and blisters is a real finger saver.