Handeze Gloves

[Mandys76]

I suffer very sore hands and wrists when I crochet, and have heard through the grapevine about Handeze gloves.

 

Now I've just ordered myself a pair from ebay, and am wondering what everyone else's experience has been with them?

 

I can only get things like this from ebay, as they're not sold in Australia.

 

Any opinions would be great.

[RoseRed]

I have a pair and they are just wonderful! I had horrible aches in my hands and they were just a Godsend. You might have to play around with your tension hand a little bit because they're very slippery.

 

I also found that I had to wash them quite often because they get icky from the oils and skin on the palm side. I just tossed them in the washing machine with a normal load and they were like brand new again.

 

After I switched to jimbo's hooks I found that I didn't need the handeze gloves anymore. I do wear them if I'm going to marathon crochet tho.

 

Enjoy them!

[Mandys76]

Thanks RoseRed, I'm glad that you found them helpful, I hope they help me too. I can't really afford Jimbo's hooks (by the time you convert the US dollar to Aussie, then the postage, it's just too much for me), so the gloves will have to do.

[RoseRed]

I'm sure you'll see the difference with the gloves right away. They just feel so good when they're on. I would leave them on after I was finished crocheting and I wouldn't get sore afterwards.

[msmusic]

I found them to be helpful when I'm working for a real long stretch of time on a project - my right hand in particular is not as tired after crocheting. Hope you find them to be just as helpful.

[sonnets_and_stitches]

Man, you guys are making me want a pair of these gloves!

[MaryPat]

I did not find that Handeze provide enough support when my wrists were really bad. This was about 7 years ago. I ended up using athletic tape, the kind of tape that athletes use to wrap their ankles. It sticks and yet comes off without ripping skin.

 

I wrapped my wrists in a figure 8 pattern each day for about a year. I found I could continue to crochet and use the mouse when my wrists were wrapped. Neither Handeze or a brace provided enough support.

[PBLKNP]

I use Handeze gloves and I love them! However, you still have to be careful and not overdo. My rule is that I take breaks every 15 minutes, so that I don't aggravate my tendonitis.

[Tiga]

I found some wrist support gloves at Wal-mart, in the athletic tape department with the ACE bandages and the like.

 

They have elastic supports at the wrist, and the support material around the hands. I really like them.

 

For days when my hands don't hurt so much, I have just elastic ACE wrist band things that help.

[Mandys76]

Thanks for the alternate suggestions...

 

I finally got my gloves, but I'm a bit disappointed. The seller had a guage on the page that you could use to determine the size you needed, but the guage was wrong, so I think the gloves I have are a size too big. They are not a firm fit at all, and are actually quite uncomfortable to wear as a result...

 

Oh well, there's $40 down the drain.

[misssmaggie]

Contact the seller and send them back to exchange for the correct size!!!

 

 

[Mandys76]

It was an ebay thing, and by the time I pay the postage back to the states, I may as well just buy another pair!

[GlasgowLindsay]

I use them all the time and they make such a difference. I had terrible hand and wrist pain from doing too much stitching/crochet/typing/mouse clicking and they were literally a God send. I'm in the UK and found them expensive but worth every penny. I do hope they help as pain can be a real dampner on creativity! Must find out what a Jimbo's hook is!?