lynnie

I'm back at the crazy hexes again and have pin pricked fingers. I didn't use a thimble, and have a hard time using one.
so does anyone know of a quick cure for the pin priched finger tips that come with hexes?? thanks

k_jupiter

Tell Grandma to plant her own garden?

GrandmaNewt

Are you implying that muttering cuss words under your breath and sticking the pricked finger in your mouth is not a cure?

Chester the bunny

There are a couple of tips here
http://www.blockcentral.com/tips-healthy.shtml

From soaking your fingers in alcohol to using Preparation H
Good luck!

lynnie

you all crack me up!!
i'll go to the hints page, thanks

Tartan

For any small wounds, I find putting a little polyporin cream on before bed helps. It usually takes a couple of days for my finger tips to recover when I am hand quilting.

feline fanatic

I like using these instead of a thimble:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/24722607?w...242832&veh=sem

francie yuhas

dab the tips of your beat- up fingers with a coUple of layers of "new-skin liquid bandage." If you get one of those flexible plastic thimbles with the metal tip,and wear it several hours a day,after 2 or 3 days,it won't feel so weird to use one for stitching.

ManiacQuilter2

Well, chuckle at this Lynnie. The same thing happens to me but I use that stuff in the green metal box called Bag Balm. If it is good enough for cow's utter, it works on my pricked fingers too.

Onebyone

I use Bag Balm for all scratches, bites, and pricks. It's great for dry skin too.