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Twiddle Mats - The Basics
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> Twiddle / Fiddle mats are a hand crafted item that can be used to provide sensory stimulation or calming to patients with advanced dementia.
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> Some local crafters are keen to make these for relatives or other patients in the community.
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> Span is keen to support this in various ways including:
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- getting people together online or in person to craft together
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- collecting items to be sewn into/onto the mats, and
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- linking with local care providers to get mats to those who will enjoy them.
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Want to get crafty with us…?
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Where we want to start…. Collecting items to be reused in making these mats.
If you're an experienced sewer or keen to learn, please get in touch so we can keep you in the loop as we start to organise events.

Other versions of these can be knitted / crocheted, so if this is your skill set or interest, please reach out as well.

Email: cd@spanhouse.org
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> This document contains a list of materials that we would like to collect for this project.
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> Basic requirements - Items need to be...
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- Safe for people to use
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- Durable to withstand lots of use
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- Washable
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> Set up a box / bag to collect surplus items from around your home to get us off to a great start!
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