Originally Posted by
GramMER
Well, I am showing my ignorance again, but would someone point me to a definition of "Figit Quilts" and "Nesteldecken," please? These are really colorful and look like fun, but for whom?
These little blankets are for patients suffering from dementia: they are mostly very uneasy and their fingers are always seeking for something to "twiddle" or as we say to "Nestel" with, that can be the curtains or any plants standing around or their own clothes! These blankets are made from different fabrics as flannell, cotton, wool, plush.... so that there are many different feelings! Little pockets to hide something, ribbons and so on...
Best example: a lady sitting in a wheelchair scratched their legs till blodd came, after her was given a fidget blanket her legs healed up!