Hand crafts with lupus
I love to craft and make things with my hands. A lot of my lupus pain manifests as pain in my hands, wrists, and fingers making crafting very difficult especially when I have to use my hands with precision which is generally required for all crafts 🥲.
But mostly I struggle with: writing for long periods with a pen, knitting, or embroidery. Anything that keeps my hands in one position for a long time. Needlepoint, cross stitch, painting, drawing, are also similar challenges for me. 🥴
I recently tried diamond art (think bedazzling but instead it is creating art prints by placing the diamonds by color to the assigned sections) and I am happy to report back that I found this craft to be lupus hands approved. The diamond tool thing is easy enough to hold different ways that I'm able to make work with my hands, and it requires precision but is also fairly forgiving. And it's really fun! ✨
I'm just recommending this type of craft for people who also love crafting but face similar lupus hand problems because I was desperate to be able to make something and I think I've finally found it!