[blparent] updating and questions

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

The one self-threading needle I would personally not recommend is the One 
Second Needle that has been featured on TV commercials and infomercial 
offers.  It's overpriced and frankly, it sucks.  It comes unthreaded all the 
time, it snags on what you are trying to sew, it breaks easily, and it has 
given me nothing but hassles.  I've had good luck making my own threading 
loops out of fishing line or bread twist ties that I strip the paper off of, 
but I don't do much sewing beyond patching up wounded stuffed animals 
nowadays.  Good luck.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Kate McEachern
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 11:27 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] updating and questions

First congratulations on becoming a Grandmother.
Now to sewing. There are self threading needles that are ok for small sewing 
jobs. I found them at Walmart. If u stand the needle up in a bare of soap or 
in a peace of cork, the thread snaps through a small slit and u can tie it 
off and sew as normle.
Hope this helps.
Kate

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 12, 2014, at 6:20 PM, jan Ahmed <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I know that I have not posted in quite a while.
> I try to read many of the digests, but just have not gotten around to
> post. Besides, if someone has already given my suggestion, I don't
> clog the list with "yeah, that's what I think, too."
> Anyway, I have a question about sewing.
>
> I'm not a diabetic, but I can't get that pesky needle threaded. I say
> that I'm not a diabetic because many people have asked this question
> because they think that I don't have as much sensitivity in my
> fingers. I can read braille just fine.
> Yes, I had learned to sew in school. But, the art teacher always
> threaded my needle --- how helpful was that???? I've even tried many
> needle threaders and scotch tape on the end of the thread, but it
> still doesn't  seem to work. for goodness sake, I just want to do some
> light mending such as sew a seam or secure a button.
> Any tips.
>
>   Now on to our update. My little guy is now 2yo. I am testing the
> waters of potty training, but not getting too serious about it yet. In
> November, we all went to Pakistan to see grandparents. It was
> interesting and the baby had a wonderful time, but we are glad to be
> back. We spent seven weeks in PK. My oldest and only daughter will be
> having her first in July, so I am slated to be a grandmother soon. In
> my husband's culture, the father's mother is called "naani ama." I
> think I'll be a "naani," (not to be confused with the word "nanny,"
> for a while). the baby will have so many grandmothers, that I wanted a
> short way of distinguishing myself.
>
> Well, Thanks for the help, in advance.
>
> Peace,
> Jan
>
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