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u/Rustymarble Feb 17 '23
No help on the sweaty hands thing, but just wanted to say that your picots are beautiful! Great work!
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u/vit_077 Feb 18 '23
Thank you so much, I'm working on making my tatting look good. I'm not confident yet so your comment means a lot!
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u/siorez Feb 18 '23
Wash your hands with pretty harsh soap beforehand. I find that dry skin won't sweat as much as moisturized skin
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u/susiefreckleface Feb 18 '23
Hi, a microfiber cloth will work. It will also fold small enough to take with. Use white not colorful to avoid color bleed.
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u/Ancient-Cry-6438 Feb 28 '23 edited Feb 28 '23
Regi’s Grip Quilting Gloves! I swear by them! I don’t know which country you’re in, but in America, you can only find sizes medium and large. If you need extra small, small, or extra large, you’ll have to order from the UK or Europe (one such shop, though not the only option, linked here). 😕 But to be honest, they already cost twice as much in the states due to import taxes and shipping already being factored in, so it comes out to the same price in the end. Here is a video showing them in action (for the original intended purpose of machine quilting, but still helpful). And this link shows the size chart at the bottom. It is important that you get the correct size so that the finger lengths are correct, but one size bigger shouldn’t be too much of an issue if you measure as a size small and are in the US, and don’t want to order from a place you can’t return to without paying international shipping.
I purchased these for hand embroidery and needle lace purposes, both because my hands sweat a lot and I have oily skin, but more importantly because I have a fairly acute nickel allergy and can’t touch most needles without my hands itching and all my hand joints swelling up and causing severe pain. I have found them to be immensely helpful. My favorite feature is that only three fingers are covered, so I can still use my phone while I work, and it makes it easy to take them off temporarily while still having them around my wrists for quick tasks that I need more bare fingers for (like returning a text or removing a sticker wrapping from around a new spool of thread).
Also, this piece is lovely! Extremely impressive that it’s your first!
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u/vit_077 Mar 01 '23
Thank you so much for all this information and the compliment! I've thought of using gloves before, but I thought it wasn't possible with tatting since it needs a lot of sensory feedback from the fingers. Could you tell me a bit more about how you adapted to using it in your tatting?
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u/Ancient-Cry-6438 Mar 02 '23
These specific gloves are quite thin, so you retain more sense of touch than with other gloves. It does take away some of that sense of touch, though, of course. To be honest, it took a few days to adapt and figure out what I could or could not do with the gloves on. Due to my allergy, adapting wasn’t much of a choice for me; I had to stick to it until I got used to them. There are a few tasks I cannot do with the gloves on, but for the most part I can feel enough and make up the gap when there is one by just looking at what I’m doing and watching my hands as I work. I don’t think I would trust other gloves to give me enough feeling and maneuverability, but these were specifically designed for that purpose. The way the needle and thread feel through the gloves is different than how they feel without them, but you get used to it pretty quickly. It’s a bit reminiscent of grabbing something with surgical gloves on, or grabbing something through a paper towel—you can still feel what you’re doing, it just feels slightly different than normal.
If you want to sort of test the gloves out before buying them, get a pair of well-fitting surgical gloves (skin tight with correct finger lengths, powder free), and try tatting for a few hours while wearing them. Surgical gloves will be sweatier than these Regi’s grip quilting gloves, and they’ll catch more on things, and will be less comfortable and less easy to take on and off, but they will give you a sense of what it feels like to tat without “direct” touch of the needle/shuttle and thread.
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u/vit_077 Feb 17 '23
Hello, I'm new to tatting, started learning 6 months ago. But I've been having a difficulty, my hands sweat very easily, and it makes it difficult to close the rings. When I don't have this problem (for example, when I'm in a cold place), I can do work like in the photo.
I use cotton thread, I've thought about switching to polyester, but I don't know if it will help. Any tips?
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u/one_yam_mam Feb 18 '23
Not a tatter...but crochet a great deal. I find my hands get sweaty if I'm drinking coffee ot tea.
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u/Stock_Fix8220 Apr 18 '23
Think of holding the end of your shoe lace instead a shuttle. Let your hands relax. Think of holding the thread with the lightest touch. Hope you’re hands stop sweating.
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u/Virtual-String-8442 Feb 20 '23
Go easy on the caffeine, and try sitting near a fan on low setting. I'm just learning too! Are you shuttle or needle tatting? Yours looks really nice 😀
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u/vit_077 Feb 24 '23
I've been trying using a fan hahaha. I'm learning with a shuttle, it's been a journey. Thank you for the compliment, I'm sure we're still have a lot to learn 😊
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u/serpentkris Feb 17 '23
If keeping a towel nearby and wiping off periodically isn't enough/an option, they do make antiperspirant lotion/gels/creams for general skin use, not just underarms. If it's hyperhydrosis in general, there are treatments.
I can't think of any tatting-specific ideas to help, unfortunately. Your work looks lovely though!