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bluetooth2005 Publish time 2011-10-3 03:01

Sweaty Palms

hi all,
through out my life i have suffered with sweaty palms, in both cool and hot weather, i have tried washing my hands every hour to try and keep the sweatyness down but dont help, talc only makes my hands hotter and turns into a kind of paste :(, dose anyone else have this problem if so do you have a way of helping reduce the sweat,

normally it dont bother me but when stitching it discolors my floss or fabric, my hands are very clean before i pick up my work


thank you for your help

d3lta Publish time 2020-12-23 04:16

Edited by d3lta at 2020-12-22 12:18

I also have this issue and it not only discolors the thread but you use a lot more needles too. My solution has been to use a hoop, keep a supply of needles and wash my hands often. I also tried using the gold plated needles but these discolor as well so not worth the expense.

dengxiaozuo Publish time 2022-9-9 14:05

Thankyouverymuch

xxstitcher Publish time 2020-10-1 09:33

Try a hand sanitiser with alcohol.

htsear13 Publish time 2022-2-10 23:35

Following this thread

bluetooth2005 Publish time 2011-10-3 04:56

i will try that,i hope it helps, becuase i wont to stitch the HEAD QS Dragon Soul and it uses lots of light colors :(

thank you for your tip :)

grinch Publish time 2011-10-5 09:07

same problem here my palms are sweaty since birth.;P i usually stopped stitching when my palms are starting to get sweaty. i tried using gloves but it's a stupid idea hahaha the needle kept falling off my fingers.
i'll be watching over this thread hope someone helps us with our problem.

Drea66 Publish time 2011-10-5 12:06

My ex husband had that problem. He started spraying the palms of his hand with either an anti perspirant or foot spray, the kind for sweaty feet and that helped a lot.

bluetooth2005 Publish time 2011-10-5 14:28

i have found using a powder makes my hand more sweaty, but never thought about foot powder, any is worth trying, ty,

i have also had sweaty hand ever since i was born :(

Drea66 Publish time 2011-10-6 08:19

Reply 6# bluetooth2005


    no, I didn't mean the foot powder. I was talking about a spray. I think it was Dr.Scholls or somehing like that. Or just a regular antiperspirant deodorant spray. It has to be the spray so you will not have a residue on your hands to get on your materials when you stitch.

pamela Publish time 2011-10-6 15:55

I'm sorry but I do not know what to tell you I do not have this problem.

bluetooth2005 Publish time 2011-11-10 02:32

i have tried a few different ways, and all have failed :(, but as the nights are colder here and my window is wide open where i stitch it helps keep my hand nice n dry, but..... my girlfriend complains as its too cold for her lol, i cant win :)

threadbare Publish time 2011-11-10 22:20

Sure anti perspirant... they do one called Crystal, /i believe... it says it will not leave white marks on black clothes, give that a go :)

bluetooth2005 Publish time 2011-11-11 16:33

will try that, hopefully i can get it sorted, thank you

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