[Nfb-krafters-korner] I Have done it! Happy music, I have heard it now!

[Linda]

Only if I can come use it, Jill!
Linda

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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I Have done it! Happy music, I have heard
it now!

Joyce,
I am so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Now I know what Santa can bring
me for Christmas!!!
Jill Rossiter


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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 8:32 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I Have done it! Happy music, I have heard it
now!

For the last few weeks I have been quietly working a lot on my embroidery
machine.  I didn't give up, but I have learned a lot.  I went away for 2
days for an embroidery class and that was 2 hole days 8:30 A.M. until 5 P.M.
sitting and listening and there were 3 people using one machine.  So we
rotated around and I had a taste of what you can do with an embroidery
machine.  I came home on Sunday and sat down and wrote am email to the
manufacturer [Baby Lock] and complained that this store sold me one of their
machines and making me wait 6  months before they will have a class to teach
me the basics.  They didn't even show me how to thread it or wined the
bobbin.

Little did I know that they read this email on Sunday night and forwarded it
to the store I purchased it at and sent me some questions back.

I had a 2 hour lesson, one to one with the embroidery machine teacher that
week at the store.  I came home and have been working with it for the last
twoweeks.  I have learned a lot more and thought out how a blind person can
do it.  Learned what the sounds of the machine mean.  Practiced and learned
about stabilizers and hooping.  I have made some mistakes by accident and
doing things I should have not done.

Tonight, I did reach one of my goals.  When you turn on a computer it makes
a music sound and so does this computer in my machine.   When you need to
change colors of thread it does a short music sound.  When it is all
finished it [I'm Calling it], the "Happy Dance music"!  The tune is a little
longer and ends on a upward beat.  Well I finally did a project, all on my
own and heard the "Happy Dance Music!" 

I do have some other things to work on how I will know what to do, but I am
on my way...

For those who made comments for reading the computer screen, I found
"Googgleyes"   that worked the best and turning off the flash.

I heard that there is an embroidery/sewing machine that has an app that will
work with the computer screen on the sewing machine and your IPhone/IPad.
Yep, I sent an email to Baby Lock and asked when they will have WI for their
machine screen.  I also talked to the owner of the sewing machine store and
asked him that question, too.  He told me folks want this to happen and he
is thinking that Baby Lock will have this as an upgrade software next year.

So yes, Mommy, I can use an embroidery machine without seeing.  It will be
much better when the app will show the screen of my sewing machine or read
it with voiceover on my IPhone/IPad.

Just need to figure out how to label the colors on the spools of thread.
There isn't a way to attach barcode labels on the spools or the pen friend
labels.  Maybe I will have to write more letters to the thread makers and
ask them to put barcodes on the spools that a barcode reader can scan.

JoyceFI 



I have had my machine since August and was waiting for the beginner's class
atwhere I purchased it.  I learned 2 weeks prior to Turkey Day 


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