Sunday Stretch for Sewists #4

This is a great stretch for wrists.  A warning from Bernie Clark, who writes, "You want sensation, but don't make it sensational!"  In other words, easy does it.

Start by sitting on the floor.  Are you finding 5 minutes a day to do just that?!  Put your arms straight out in front of you, palms up.

Send your fingertips towards the floor, keeping your palms away from you.  You may lean forward a bit here.

Gently put some pressure into your hands, imagining that you could put them flat.  You will feel quite an intense stretch through your wrists and along the inside of your forearms.

Try to keep your elbows straight.  It feels good in the finger joints too.  Hold for 1-2 minutes, or even 30 seconds in the beginning.  When done, release, and make tight fists. Squeeze tight!  Then shake it out gently.

Now we'll go the opposite way.
Put your arms back out in front of you, this time palms down.

Dragonfly will give a nice tug along the insides of your legs and groin; good abduction (moving apart) of the hip joints too.

Once again, send your fingertips towards the floor.

Try to ignore any incoming felines.  This is Harper, Dayna's cat :-)

Now send the backs of your hands towards the floor away from you.

Does she have a toy there?  Is she trapping a bug? A mousie?

Again try to keep your elbows from bending.  This increases the tugging/tension in your wrists as well as the top side of your forearms.  Hold for the same time as the first one. When done, once again, make tight fists and squeeze, then shake out.

Mm-kay, just what ARE you guys doing?

Both of these wrists stretches can be done with your legs in Butterfly if you prefer.  Or do one in Butterfly, one in Dragonfly, aka Straddle. 

Butterfly gives a nice outer rotation through the hip joint.

Thanks, Dayna, for taking the pics back in September!  She took some for one more pose, which I'll post at the end of November.

Bento Box is next on the Q4 List, so I did some starching and ironing of fabrics on Halloween day.  I also loaded the quilt I've named Rosewater, and had some fun.  So much for a quick meander and get it done and dusted in an afternoon.

Avril and I are loving the Aurifil threads on this

In other news, not one kid came last night.  That is a record.  It rained and the wind got even worse, so I'm sure that was a factor.  Today of course, outside of the wind, is gorgeous and sunny.