[Nfb-krafters-korner] blind child with residual vision in asewing class

Mon Sep 13 14:01:37 UTC 2010

Linda;
Take it to a empty parking lot and you could have fun with verbal guidance.  I once drove a car off the road with a broken drive shaft with my husband pushing.  You might say I steared it.  I even have driven boats with verbal guidance. And of course I have driven bumper cars.  I won third place and second place, twice, in the national braille car rally.  They use race cars and the blind person reads directions to the race car driver and you are timed! If there were better wramps and they were brightly marked in yellow, I might take on the chalange of using a scooter to get to the store.  It is just to dangerous.  I can not imagine a blind person driving a car, like in the blind car chalange!

Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:56 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] blind child with residual vision in asewing class

Joyce, you are such an inspiration. I love hearing you describe the things you do and how you do them. You make me know I can do anything I decide to do - of course I won't break the law and drive my motorcycle any longer though..haha  Lynda

Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] blind child with residual vision in asewing class

> Ed:
>
> I have no light perception and I truly love my sewing, quilting,  
> sewing clothes for my Grand daughters besides knitting, crocheting, 
> weaving candle making and whatever else hits my fancy in the crafting 
> world.
>
> I use nothing fancy, but I have a plastic credit card masking taped to 
> the bed of my sewing machine which is measured from my sewing machine 
> needle
> 1/4  inch.  I use quarter inch seam allowance on almost everything.  
> So if you want 5/8seam allowance securely tape something like a 
> plastic credit card to  the bed of the machine.  By positioning the 
> credit card approximately
> 2
> inches forward from the foot of the machine, but 5/8 inch to the right 
> it will  extend back from the foot far enough.  I butt the fabric up 
> against the plastic edge and this is my guide.I can keep my right hand 
> and  feel the edges of the fabric moving guiding with the left fingers 
> in front and  the right in back of the foot.I can feel the pins 
> approaching the foot and stop
> them to remove them.  I use quilting pins to pin my seams together.   They
>  are long with the large plastic heads.   They are easier to feel and pull
> out before going under the needle of the  machine.
>
> Do you know that we have a blind teacher in Wisconsin that teaches 
> home ec in the public school?  Her students are sighted.  She is a 
> member of  NFB and I would suggest you get in touch with her and have 
> her get in contact with this teacher.
>
> I need to look up her name.  If you are interested please email me and  
> I will give you her contact information.
>
>
> Joyce  Kane
> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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