Melanie Bieganski never quite understood why her mother, who suffered with Alzeheimer's disease, "would play with little pieces of ribbon for hours." Then one day, while looking online for projects ...

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“Knit, Crochet, and Give” is a knitting group that crafts a variety of items, including hats for infants and twiddle muffs for adults and children with sensory needs. MU Women’s and Children's ...

STUDENTS are making twiddle mitts for patients with dementia at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBCH). The team of nurses, midwives, a mental health nurse and an occupational therapist from ...

Barbara Wapnick is pleased with the Twiddle Muff she chose. While they may look a bit like knitted leg warmers, Twiddle Muffs provide visual, tactile and sensory stimulation for people living with ...

Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors has donated over 300 gifts, including 150 twiddle muffs, as part of its annual festive gift drive in support of local care and healthcare units.

KNITTERS up and down the country are clicking away after hearing about a Telegraph & Argus appeal to help Bradford patients with dementia. In the two weeks since the call went out for people to make ...

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Handmade for Dementia aims to reduce the number of people with dementia requiring recannulation. Are you a knitter? You could make Dementia Cannula Sleeves. People with dementia often find fiddling ...

MEMBERS of a community group in York have hand-knitted blankets to donate to dementia patients at a home in the city. Haxby residents, who are part of a ‘Make to Donate’ community group at the York ...