The womb girls arts and crafts

there is lots of studies that believe arts and crafts are incredibly therapeutic. I never believed I was any good at all, but it's a developing skill, we do crafts at my cancer support group and it always goes down well. Its great to create no matter how good or bad you are, I never thought I would be good at art but I love it too. I haven't heard of staggsta knitting I be very interested to see an example.

Hi

oh do start knitting. It’s seen me through months of treatment and the days I’ve not been able to get off the sofa. I’ve knitted my niece’s wedding shawl and raised £165 for the Eve Appeal and Macmillan knitting hats and gloves. I also crochet and sew. I don’t know what I’d do without crafting, other than go out of my mind. 

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I’ve been sewing the last few days  I had some fabric left over from a pair of trousers so I made myself a headscarf to cover my now bald head . Blasted chemo. Reckon I’m rocking the African Mamma look and it didn’t cost me £40. Have you seen the price of “chemo” turbans? Feels to me like adding the word chemo is a license to add £30 to the price tag  

I am liking the African Mamma look . But i don't like the cost of chemo sharfs they should be ashamed of themselves charging such a ridiculous amount to people going through chemo, the hairless look isn’t a fad or choice, personally the chemo sharfs should be free. Plus you need to keep your head warm especially at tgis time of year.

I love the look Daloni. How about some big jazzy earrings? Xxj

please tell me about staggsta knitting Nannydeb, I've never heard of it and I'm always on the lookout for new knitting ideas xxx

Absolutely wonderful, Daloni. The colours are glorious and suit you well.. I’m sorry to hear you’veost your hair and  I agree that the cost of chemo turbans etc is outrageous. I had a couple of basic “hats” and sleep caps that I bought in a sale. I then prettied them up using my collection of long scarves, winding them round and tying different knots/ /bows.

NannyDeb , I agree with Daloni and GBear that  knitting, crochet and arts/crafts generally are excellent ways of keeping negative thoughts at bay. I rediscovered knitting after my surgery knitted my way through treatment. There are lots of studies that support the theory that arts and crafts are therapeutic; also singing (my musical friend firmly believes that singing in groups has  feel good properties)

Happy crafting everyone xx

ps I cant seem to tag anyone when I use my iPhone, sorry 

Loving the headgear Daloni. Great fabric for the scarf. 

Hi Fairycake

I’ve invested in a couple of very soft sleeping caps which I wear under the scarf to protect my scalp and keep the scarf in place. They were about £15 each. If I need more then I will get hijab bonnets - they are close fitting cotton jersey caps used to secure hair under a headscarf. They come in all sorts of colours and cost £1.50. The more I look into the chemo headgear industry the crosser I feel. I am not sure they should be free, as gbear suggested. I respect that people making and selling headgear have put work into designing and manufacturing something they believe will help women who have lost their hair. We can choose whether or not to buy it. I think what annoys me most is that the guides to coping with hair loss seem only to point readers to expensive websites and google searches that include chemo and hair loss by and large show up only the expensive stuff. It’s not right. I can feel a blog coming on....

Hi Daloni and everyone else,

I'm not sure its just chemo related problems where people 'cash in'. When my husband had his larynx out he was very self conscious of the hole in his neck, and we decided to cover it. The 'bibs' that were supplied free were awful, navy blue and very drab. I got my sewing machine out and made some nicer ones. Nicer ones were a terrific price to buy. I made a pale blue cravat for a wedding we had and a Christmas one for the festivities, amongst others.

I really think when you are priced out of the market with these things it makes the person affected feel even worse, as if they are disabled, and you are not!!!