Excellent post! Also I really love the pieces you made with your leftt hand. I'm learning to mouse with my non-dominant left hand as well because of some issues with my right hand and it only took me 3 days to feel pretty confident with it. I think it's not too wild of an idea to get both our hands doing some stuff and give our dominant hand a little break once in a while.
Yes! I am embracing the possibilities of my left hand. Turns out I can eat with my left hand and I will try to switch hands when sewing, like pushing in with right then pulling out with left. Much slower that way but at least I minimize the use of the right. I also scroll with my left. I haven't tried mousing with my left yet but I will now. Could you share some of your hand exercises? During Magpie Meetings maybe? I think that's something missing from many crafting books - how to prevent injury. I have a wood carver's book that has a chapter on this and a whole book about Knitting Comfortably but that's it.
"mopey boy-men" haha That is SO true. I listened to the first couple of WoT books a very long time ago. I enjoyed them, but not enough to read or listen to the rest.
I am starting to get recurring pain in my hands from time to time. Sometimes it seems random, and other times I can pinpoint too much repetitive activity. Resting, and taking care of what I do with them helps after a while, but it does mean NOT doing some things. I love how you've embraced it and found a way to continue making art, even when the odds seem against you.
Excellent post! Also I really love the pieces you made with your leftt hand. I'm learning to mouse with my non-dominant left hand as well because of some issues with my right hand and it only took me 3 days to feel pretty confident with it. I think it's not too wild of an idea to get both our hands doing some stuff and give our dominant hand a little break once in a while.
Yes! I am embracing the possibilities of my left hand. Turns out I can eat with my left hand and I will try to switch hands when sewing, like pushing in with right then pulling out with left. Much slower that way but at least I minimize the use of the right. I also scroll with my left. I haven't tried mousing with my left yet but I will now. Could you share some of your hand exercises? During Magpie Meetings maybe? I think that's something missing from many crafting books - how to prevent injury. I have a wood carver's book that has a chapter on this and a whole book about Knitting Comfortably but that's it.
"mopey boy-men" haha That is SO true. I listened to the first couple of WoT books a very long time ago. I enjoyed them, but not enough to read or listen to the rest.
I am starting to get recurring pain in my hands from time to time. Sometimes it seems random, and other times I can pinpoint too much repetitive activity. Resting, and taking care of what I do with them helps after a while, but it does mean NOT doing some things. I love how you've embraced it and found a way to continue making art, even when the odds seem against you.