[Blindtlk] Sewing for the blind

[Judy Jones]

Hi,

I'm blind and have been sewing for years, firstl earning in home ec in school za  blind student at the Colorado School For the Deaf And Blind. I was a day student there when my Air Force parents were stationed there, and our teacher had worked for a fashion designer in the past. Her experience brought us all sorts of sewing tips and tricks. I wouldn't call myself a seamstress, but have spent many an hour at the sewing machine all through life. You can write me off-list and would be glad to help with what I know. Although, it would be good to hear from others using the sewing machine. I know you talked about hand-sewing, but is therea  reason you wouldn't consider using a machine?

One book I know of you still might be able to google and download is: "So What About Sewing, especially made for the blind seamstress.

Also check out blindhow dot com to see if there are any ideas there.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel via bltlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
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CC: herekittykat97 at gmail.com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2015 2:26 pm
Subject: [Bltlk] Sewing for the blind

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> Hi, 
> I am going to start hand sewing costumes for myself and my fiance for medieval recreation /re-enactment. I haven't sewn costumes since going blind. Does anyone know a or some good books or websites with sewing tricks for sewing as a blind person? I am looking for more than just how to thread a needle and such. 
> Jewel 
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