Forum - Hints - My hands hurt

KnotEm

Bracelet King

3 months ago by KnotEm

I've been working on bracelet making almost every day for an upcoming market booth, but my hands feel destroyed. I have blisters and friction burns from knotting non-stop. I don't know how to prevent this and honestly haven't heard anyone talk about it. Please if anyone has tips for avoiding or managing it, that would be greatly appreciated <3

dragonzzz

Bracelet King

3 months ago by dragonzzz

I have the same issue, and believe me, if I could prevent it, I would. I think it’s just a matter of powering through, and after a while you’ll start to get calluses that will help. For now though, perhaps try knotting with gloves on, or using a different finger to tie your knots? Lmk if that helps and good luck! 🙂

Missfairy

Professional

2 weeks, 5 days ago by Missfairy

Hi @KnotEm!! it happens to me too, I once tried to wrap my fingers in painter's tape (only their wounded parts) and continúes knoting. It helped at first, like 30 minutes, but...

At some point the threads starts to mess all the tape and its glue, so the tape starts to detach from your fingers and it gets in the way more than help you, so you need to replace it with new...
I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a bit clumsy 😂 or maybe another type of tape would do better...

Well, give it a try if u want, maybe it's the solution you were looking for and it turns out to be perfect for you 🙂

Hope this helps you (and also helps anyone reading this too) 🙈

Missfairy

Professional

2 weeks, 5 days ago by Missfairy

Or it could just be that we do the knots too tight and we need to take it easy 😂

jainrott

Advanced

2 weeks ago by jainrott

Make sure to take short breaks to flex your hands!! Hotspots can’t always be helped, but try some bandaids maybe?

KnotEm Bracelet King	3 months ago by KnotEm I've been working on bracelet making almost every day for an upcoming market booth, but my hands feel destroyed. I have blisters and friction burns from knotting non-stop. I don't know how to prevent this and honestly haven't heard anyone talk about it. Please if anyone has tips for avoiding or managing it, that would be greatly appreciated <3
dragonzzz Bracelet King	3 months ago by dragonzzz I have the same issue, and believe me, if I could prevent it, I would. I think it’s just a matter of powering through, and after a while you’ll start to get calluses that will help. For now though, perhaps try knotting with gloves on, or using a different finger to tie your knots? Lmk if that helps and good luck! 🙂
Missfairy Professional	2 weeks, 5 days ago by Missfairy Hi @KnotEm!! it happens to me too, I once tried to wrap my fingers in painter's tape (only their wounded parts) and continúes knoting. It helped at first, like 30 minutes, but... At some point the threads starts to mess all the tape and its glue, so the tape starts to detach from your fingers and it gets in the way more than help you, so you need to replace it with new... I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a bit clumsy 😂 or maybe another type of tape would do better... Well, give it a try if u want, maybe it's the solution you were looking for and it turns out to be perfect for you 🙂 Hope this helps you (and also helps anyone reading this too) 🙈
Missfairy Professional	2 weeks, 5 days ago by Missfairy Or it could just be that we do the knots too tight and we need to take it easy 😂
jainrott Advanced	2 weeks ago by jainrott Make sure to take short breaks to flex your hands!! Hotspots can’t always be helped, but try some bandaids maybe?

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