[Nfb-krafters-korner] Janome DC2010 sowing machine

[Blindhands at aol.com]

It did not have speech.  She said it was audible.  Most of the  machines 
that have dials are audible and you can hear the clicks.  They are  tactile 
and you can touch the pads and mentally count to set the computerized  ones.  
You need to get someone to help you put into an accessible form the  numbers 
and what they do or use something tactile to label any special dial  
placements or the most common dial placements used.  Most of the common  dial 
placements have a spot that tactilly you can feel when turning it.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 9/9/2011 5:03:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:

Did you  actually say it has speech!  How much did this machine cost.  My  
niece loves to sew and maybe, just maybe, I might get interested.
Terry  P.


-----Original Message-----
From: Lindy van der Merwe  [mailto:stephlin at iafrica.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 4:49  PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Janome DC2010 sowing machine

Hi Nicole,
I am,  unfortunately, not familiar with the brand and model you mention.
I think  it is  best to check out a few different machines for yourself if 
at all  possible.
My sister-in-law, who is also blind, has an Empisal, with which  she is 
fairly happy.
I have a Singer Futura 350 electronic sewing and  embroidery machine, which 
I love. I don't use the embroidery function, but I  am able to use the 
sewing machine independently.
Many modern machines have  what is called an automatic needle threader. On 
my machine, it is like a  plastic ring that is attached next to the needle. 
You must hold the thread in  a certain position while sliding down a lever. 
Then, you let go of the thread  and the lever simultaneously and the thread 
is pulled through the eye of the  needle with this action.
You then have to grab the thread at the back of  the needle and pull it all 
the way through. I know this sounds complicated,  and it did take me some 
time and trial and error, but today I can thread my  machine within seconds. 
I'm not sure if all machines work exactly like  this with their automatic 
needle threaders, but I thought I'd share  anyway.
For the functions on the machine, it has a screen which shows a lot  of the 
info, but it also has audio feedback, both for the slider controls and  a 
click can be heard when buttons are pressed. One can also hear the needle  
shift into place for certain types of stitches, so you know you have pressed  
the button. I have not made any other adaptations, mainly because I use the  
normal sewing foot as a guide. You can mark the area around the foot if it  
will help, as long as you do not use anything magnetic if it is an 
electronic  machine. I have also learnt how to replace needles and to put on 
different  feet, which is nice to be able to do by yourself.
The machine has around 70  different stitches. What I did was to have 
someone read the chart to me while  I typed it on my pc. I can now refer back to 
it at any time and if I would  like to use stitch 53, for example, which 
might be the shell stitch, I press  one of the buttons 5 times and the other 3 
times. Even though I can't see the  number displayed, I am able to choose 
the wanted stitch 99,9% of the  time.
HTH a little.
Lindy

----- Original Message -----
From:  "Nicole Hutchins" <nkhutch86 at gmail.com>
To: "Krafters Korner"  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011  9:42 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Janome DC2010 sowing  machine


> Hello,
> I'm wondering if any of you crafters  have any experience with the 
machine 
> mentioned in the subject  line?
> I went today to look at machines for the first time, and this  one seemed 
> to be HIGHLY recommended to me. It has some features that  I could really 
> see as being useful to one with visual limitations  such as self 
threading, 
> and great speed control, so I thought I'd run  it past this list to see 
if 
> anyone here has ever used one and what  your thoughts may be.
>
> Thanks,
> Nicole
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