[Nfb-krafters-korner] Janome DC2010 sowing machine
Blindhands at aol.com
Blindhands at aol.com
Sat Sep 10 19:54:42 UTC 2011
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
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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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