[Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing

Fri Jul 15 01:28:45 UTC 2016

My wonderful home economics teacher taught us that many moons ago.

Do schools still have home economics?

Nella

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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Liz via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 7:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing

Wow, I didn’t know that either. 

thanks,

Liz

> On Jul 14, 2016, at 4:44 PM, Jean Menzies via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> No, didn't know that. Thanks.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing
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> 
> Probably all of you know this, but if you wax the thread while sewing 
> it makes it easier to feel.  You can buy a wheel with wax inside it 
> and then you just run the thread through grooves on the wheel.  I've 
> only done this for hand sewing so don't know if it could be used with the sewing machine.
> 
> Nella
> 
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> Lewis via Nfb-krafters-korner
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> 
> Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
> I actually taught myself how to sew by hand. I try to make my stitches 
> as straight as possible by feeling the top of the fabric and sewing 
> just below that. I do have some vision in my one eye, but I can't 
> distinguish the stitches, so I just go by feel. Although, I do tend to 
> strain my next and look at the fabric, even though I can't see the 
> stitches. I guess it's just one of those habits that is hard to break.
> Actually, the hardest thing for me now is measuring and cutting my fabric.
> When I first started quilting, I could see the marks I made on the 
> fabric, and now I really can't (unless it's super light fabric with 
> dark pencil marks). I have templets to measure the squares out on the 
> fabric and draw around them with a pencil. But, since I can't see the 
> marks on the fabric now, I've been kind of butchering the squares or 
> just guessing on the sizes... I've considered  having someone sighted 
> help me with this, but I hate to admit defeat, LOL.
> In the past I have purchased pre-cut fabric squares on Ebay, although 
> they were kind of expensive. But, I may look into this option again.
> I've tried crocheting before, but I couldn't get the hang of it, but I 
> would like to try it again and also perhaps knitting too.
> Deanna
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