Is it normal to fiddle with soft cloth with your fingers?

I was curious of others who "Play corners" or Fiddle.

I am over 60(F)now and actually found a thread on here of others who rub labels. It is a VERY OLD thread over 6 yrs old. This person thought they were OCD and wanted to stop.

My mom would be 90 if she were still living and did this her whole life. We called it " Playing corners". I also have this habit of folding either my pillow case,bed sheet, edge of a shirt I am wearing, restaurant napkin etc. into a point and rubbing the tip of my finger over it. Never cared to stop it. It is relaxing I guess. Beside my husband, my grown kids and a few family members, no one knows.

I guess I was lucky since my mom did it, I never felt weird. Once I went to babysit two kids. A boy about 10 and his sister 6. As I was reading them a bedtime story the boy got embarrassed that I noticed he was playing with the edge of his pillow case. I said," Oh You fiddle too??" He was shocked to find out my mom and I did it too! Told him if wasn't anything to be ashamed of.

So looking for a new thread of fiddlers.

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  • SteveWilliams123

    I'm sat here with an old pair of shorts (perfect material) fiddling away like there's no tomorrow. Started from when I was ill with bad migraine as a child with my quilt cover. Turns out my great uncle was the same. I've ruined many trousers! Haha

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  • Justmehere

    Been doing this for years, "fiddling" with the ends or corners of socks, and, if a pair of sweatpants or sweatshirt has even a small hole..Mess around with it until it's bigger. Just a habit, I guess, but good to hear I'm not the only one who does it. Few weeks ago, I was wearing an old college sweatshirt, with frayed cuffs. Ended up fiddling with the right cuff enough that I basically created a glove that my thumb fit in.

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  • misslonglegs

    My mum does it with buttons on her cardigan or blouse

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  • Femgal567

    What a perfect term for it! I am a fiddler

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  • lesbennett61

    My boyfriend of 8 years has done that as long as I've known him. I'm glad there's other fiddlers because I kind of thought it was strange for awhile.

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  • yourbitch

    "I am over 60(F)"

    adorable : )

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