Twiddlemuffs
Judy East has been making Twiddlemuffs for dementia patients at the Royal Free after receiving a request from Jane Padkin, a physiotherapist at the hospital. What is a twiddlemuff? It is a woollen tube with buttons and ribbons attached. Patients can put their hands into it and twiddle with the buttons and things. They are especially needed now because patients aren’t getting visitors. The photo shows what they look like and how to make one. Judy has been making them for years and says they are good for using up odds and ends of wool – the brighter the better. Because you can’t go up to the wards at the moment Judy delivered hers to the A&E department labelled ‘twiddlemuffs’ and they found they way to the ward where Jane said they were gratefully received. Why not make one for someone you know who might like one
