Most commonly for use by Dementia patients, a Twiddle Muff can be very comforting and a great distraction in moments of anxiety or disorientation and can be helpful for people with all sorts of mental health or sensory conditions.
Only two rounds of triangle pattern used for leaves
Give dementia and Alzheimer’s patients the power of self-soothing with knitted Twiddle Muffs Once upon a time, we had no idea how to treat folks who don’t fit into our so-called societal norms. Neurological divergencies and disorders such as autism, dementia, ADHD, epilepsy, and the like were unknown and seemingly unknowable. Their manifestations ranged from...
"This Twiddle Muff is a Crochet for Charity project made with Alzeimher's patients in mind. It can also be made into a lapmat if you leave it unseamed. This pattern is easy and relatively quick; a project that can be done in a day. It is made with worsted weight yarn ad various left over yarns. It is also a great project to donate to charities/communities that support Alzheimer's patients. So, make one and donate or give to someone who needs it."
Making a gift is always better than buying one. When you craft something, you put time, effort, and love into that precious item, and no matter how well it comes out, your friends and family will feel the love you’ve put into it. Although crafting an item might seem simple at first, figuring out exactly
Twiddle muffs are useful and helpful especially for the elderly with dementia. A twiddle muff provides activities to do with their hands to calm them.
Super easy and fun, the Twiddle Muff Knitting Pattern is a cool way to play with yarn and make it up as you go! That’s right, What’s so great about this knitting pattern is you get to decide …
Give dementia and Alzheimer’s patients the power of self-soothing with knitted Twiddle Muffs Once upon a time, we had no idea how to treat folks who don’t fit into our so-called societal norms. Neurological divergencies and disorders such as autism, dementia, ADHD, epilepsy, and the like were unknown and seemingly unknowable. Their manifestations ranged from...
Twiddle Muff Sleeve used for Non Pharmacological Intervention
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This Crochet Twiddle Muff can also be made into a Fidget Lapmat. Make one today and donate to your local charity for Alzheimers patients.
(Français suivra) This is a basic Twiddle Muff crochet pattern offered for free! It can be adapted and changed depending on yarn, hook size or personalized the way you wish. The Twiddle Muff was first introduced in Great Britain and has shown to be beneficial for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients by calming anxiety, keeping their fidgety hands busy and warm if needed. Please keep in mind any safety concerns about the fidget items you wish to add to the muff. Feedback is always welcome & I hope to see your projects! Email: [email protected] © MereEtFilleTricots 2019 See: http://www.mereetfilletricots.ca Ceci est un patron de base de Twiddle Muff au crochet offert gratuitement! Il peut être adapté et modifié en fonction du fil, de la taille du crochet ou personnalisé comme vous le souhaitez. Le ‘Twiddle Muff’ a été introduit pour la première fois en Grande-Bretagne et s’est avéré bénéfique pour les patients atteints de la maladie d’Alzheimer et de démence en calmant l’anxiété, tout en gardant leurs mains occupées et au chaud si nécessaire. Veuillez garder à l’esprit toutes les préoccupations de sécurité relatives aux articles que vous souhaitez ajouter au manchon. J’apprécie tous vos commentaires & j’espère bien voir vos produits finis! Courriel : [email protected] © MereEtFilleTricots 2019 See: http://www.mereetfilletricots.ca
More about Twiddle® Cat Muff: This wonderfully therapeutic muff will warm hands and double as a loveable plush cat that can comfort and calm agitated clients through repetitively tactile stimulation. Tethered within the center of the muff is a very soft, squeezable ball. On the outside of the muff, there are three exchangeable gadgets that include a sealed satin bag of movable marbles, a strand of textured ribbons and a loop of colorful wooden beads which all offer stimulating hand activities. Hook and loop tab provides additional stimulating noise and movement. Machine wash and dry. Related Categories: Senior Activities : Cognitive Therapy : Alzheimer's Therapy Senior Activities : Sensory Stimulation : Tactile Special Needs : Sensory Solutions : Sensory Stimulation : Fidgets Special Needs : Sensory Solutions : Sensory Stimulation : Tactile Packaging And Environmental Quantity Per Pack 1 NetSuite Item Attribute Attributes Allergen - Latex No Marketing Attributes Warranty Duration 60 Instruction Language(s) English Instructions Included Yes Label Maker Data Attributes Youngest Recommended Age 0 months
Crochet fiddle mats, muffs and cuff for Dementia and Alzheimer's patients for a way to volunteer your crochet experience.
Twiddle Muff s are effective in minimizing Alzheimer's patients agitation and other behavioral symptoms, and can even reduce need for medication.
Hello friends Hope you are having a lovely day today. The sun is suppose to shine all day today, Yeah can get loads of washing dry outside. Here's the Twiddle Muff I've been making for my mum for Christmas. You can buy them over the internet but at £38 I thought they were a bit expensive and there's not a lot to twiddle. This has not cost me anything to make because everything came out of my stash. I got the basic pattern from here and then made up my own twiddles. I wanted to be visually appealing so I used lots of colour and different textures and dangly bits. My idea was that there would be too much to take in all at once so new discoveries would be made each time it was picked up. I started off embroidering a small piece of fabric with a flower and then another piece with mum on it, stitched them together to form a pocket and then added some polystyrene beads, closed the pocket and stitched it in place. I'm not that good at embroidery and I think I should have used long and short stitch. I did try it by it was very untidy so I stuck to satin stitch. I already had some crocheted flowers made up so added them. I made some felt hearts and embellished them with pretty buttons and bows then attached them to a pale green ribbon so that they would dangle and look pretty. I had more of this ribbon and decided to cut it into four strips and added some clear coloured beads. Now they can be plaited or the beads moved up and down into different positions. I've also added other dangly bits to provide visual interest as well. Twiddle Muffs are suppose to give the dementia patients something to focus on, keep their fingers mobile and keep them calm. I don't know if it will help mum in anyway as she doesn't sit down long enough. Can only try. I did enjoy making the muff as it was something different. Whilst I was doing the embroidery L was sat next to me watching and said the she would like to have a go too. I asked her if she minded waiting until I had finished my pieces and then she could have the small embroidery ring. She agreed and whilst waiting she selected a picture, traced it, enlarged it on the printer/photocopier and then transferred it onto a piece of white cotton I found for her and selected the right colour of thread (it had to be the right red) and this is the result. I used another piece of white cotton on the back to hide the stitching and trimmed off the excess. It's now ready to hang in her room with the rest of her 1Direction collection. My next project is a Harry Potter scarf for my 11 year old nephew S. Unfortunately I had to buy the yarn because I didn't have the right colours in my stash. My blanket (from my last post) goes to its new owners next weekend. I do hope they like it. Best get on now whilst the sun is still shinning. I look forward to reading your comment soon. Have a good week. Half term for us next week. Carolx
Making a gift is always better than buying one. When you craft something, you put time, effort, and love into that precious item, and no matter how well it comes out, your friends and family will feel the love you’ve put into it. Although crafting an item might seem simple at first, figuring out exactly
Therapeutic hand knit "Twiddle Muff" aids, calms and provides fidget opportunities. All embellishments are securely sewn on. Yarns are soft, 100% acrylic and easy care. Machine wash and dry. Photos show fronts and backs of outside muff and muff lining. Measures 7" wide (14" circumference) and 12.5" in length. Both hands will fit inside and provide warmth in addition to visual, tactile and sensory stimulations. Smoke and pet free studio.
WE ARE EXPERIENCING A BUSY TIME, ALL ORDERS WILL TAKE 10 WEEKS TO MAKE AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE BEFORE ORDERING TO GET MORE INFO ON TIMES AND POSSIBILITY OF GETTING ORDER TO YOU. Hand Knitted "twiddle muff". Bright coloured muff with added beads and buttons to occupy busy hands for alzheimer and dementia sufferers. Thought to be therapeutic and calming for sufferers. Can be made to specific design and colours - any detail required, please request and will definitely accommodate where possible! Primary colour options listed refer to the main body of the muff and the secondary colours refer to the shade you would like for your house but please send us a message if you would like a specific design! Please allow 3 weeks. ALL ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS 2019 MUST BE PUT IN BEFORE 31st OCTOBER TO GUARANTEE DELIVERY IN TIME FOR XMAS DAY!
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Melanie Bieganski never quite understood why her mother, who suffered with Alzeheimers, "would play with little pieces of ribbon for hours."
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Crochet fiddle mats, muffs and cuff for Dementia and Alzheimer's patients for a way to volunteer your crochet experience.
My blogfriend Carol first introduced me to the concept of Twiddlemuffs – aka Sensory Bands or Fidget Rings. These warm woolly wonders [the picture above is from The nursing Times] are designed to help people who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s. The explanation is this… A sensory band is a pocket or glove that has attachments added to it, inside and out, that patients can twiddle and fiddle with. They are used to calm patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s by giving them something to do with their hands or just enjoyed by older patients. Here is a picture of the utterly fantastic one which Carol posted in 2013, a gift she had made with great love for her Mum [who sadly passed away earlier this year] Carol had put loads of detail and twiddly bits into her creation. [and she kindly sent me one later, to pass on to someone who’d value it] I have never got round to making any myself, until this week. I picked up the news on another blog that the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals [those lovely people who helped when I hurt my wrist in March, and also the place where my SIL Marion works] were appealing for some for their Integrated Dementia Services Dept. You can buy them from the internet – at around £40 each. Why pay that? Here’s the pattern [rather quirky spellings in places! link here] It needs double knit [used double] or chunky – and it is a great stash buster. Especially good for using up random balls of loopy or eyelash yarn. Do be sure to sew on beads and buttons with unbreakable yarn. On Sunday evening after church I started one as I watched ‘Home Fires’ then I took it on the train with me up to London on Monday. I knitted in the evening at Steph’s and again on the train back on Tuesday. More knitting on Tuesday evening, and then a bit of time Wednesday sewing on beads and buttons, and doing the seams. I made three in total – it certainly is a quick and easy project. With the first one, I threaded the beads onto nylon thread first and ‘knitted them in’ as I worked – but wasn’t really happy with that, and sewed them on again, more firmly, afterwards. When I got to the third band, I was using up my chunky wool – so the lining is striped and not one colour. The furry ‘eyelash’ and ‘loopy’ yarns certainly provided a variety of texture. I found a row of running stitches round the edges kept the band in good shape. My bands have a plain lining – I’m told that some people prefer to wear the band on one arm, and use the other hand for ‘twiddling and stroking’, but others turn them inside out and have both hands inside, like a Victorian lady’s muff. The gentleman opposite me in the railway carriage [who looked just like Hugh Bonneville, but sadly it wasn’t him] eventually plucked up the courage to ask what I was making, and was genuinely interested in the project. I suspect he may have been wondering about my state of mind, knitting such bizarre stripes with loops and whorls and furry bits! By the way – this is Dementia Awareness Week!you may have seen the Alzheimer’s Society Ad on TV
Hello friends I'm back. I've been dealing with some personal stuff and I'm starting to come through it now. I've made another twiddle muff for mum because we want to wash the one we gave her for Christmas. It's been a huge success. Sometimes she will sit for hours straightening all the bits on it. This passed weekend mum was in hospital (she collapsed at day care but is ok and back home now) and dad and I took her old muff in. The ward sister was well impressed and watched mum twiddling with it and thought it was a great idea and has asked me if I could make some for the ward. I have given this some thought and will put this to the craft club I go to as they are looking for a new charity project. The craft club is actually called Craft and Chat and is held at my local library. In Lancashire most of libraries have a craft and chat group so I'm hoping I can get some of the other groups involved. It is such a simple idea but so affective in keeping dementia patients calm and busy, it also keeps their hand and finger joints mobile. The first one I made I embroidered a little pillow and attached it to the muff but mum doesn't bother with it so I've not included it in the second one. I have however included button, beads, ribbons and lots of other bits to create interest. I have to give credit and thank you to Warrington Hospital who printed the basic knitting pattern on their website which I came across through the Alzheimer's Society. Will be back soon and look forward to reading your lovely comments Carolx
Twiddle Muff s are effective in minimizing Alzheimer's patients agitation and other behavioral symptoms, and can even reduce need for medication.
This pattern is available for free: twiddlemuffsknittingpattern.pdf
Twiddle Muffs are colorful, captivating sensory therapy tools designed to keep the restless hands of people with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia occupied, calm and warm.
This Crochet Twiddle Muff can also be made into a Fidget Lapmat. Make one today and donate to your local charity for Alzheimers patients.
Most commonly for use by Dementia patients, a Twiddle Muff can be very comforting and a great distraction in moments of anxiety or disorientation and can be helpful for people with all sorts of mental health or sensory conditions.
