Forgot what number I was on.Anyway, I've been suffering with a case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. At times it's really been a pain when I lay out a piece of roving. It's most painful when I'm on the computer. Like right now.
Lately it's really has had me reconsidering my work, which I love, so it's been a painful process in a lot of ways. I've even started laying out roving with my left hand as the dominant hand!
Last year I was playing with spatulas as an instrument to hold the roving down while you pull off the wool. It worked ok but I wasn't desperate to see how it would work in the long run, so I kept it in the back of my head. Well, lately work has really gotten too difficult. So I brought out the spatulas and started again in earnest and you know what? It work pretty well!
Now, there are some drawbacks. First, you need the spatula with the ridges and one without. (The putty hardware store kind.) Second, the 'pull off' is a bit shorter that if you did it by hand, so you have to be a bit more patient laying out your work. Third, I feel it doesn't work as well on the top layer, so you need a bit of doing it the usual way. But you can certainly try alternating techniques. Fourth, it works really well on fine wool. Not so great on coarser kinds.
It takes some practice, so make sure you test it out first before you try it on a client piece.
Good Luck!
1 comments:
So sorry to hear that you've been dealing with carpal tunnel...I know from those who've had it, that it is terribly painful. This post just goes to show that where there's a will, there's a way.
I love your gorgeous felt work.
Hugs,
Dawn
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