If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
|
Posted by IMS on November 7, 2008, 6:58 pm
My sister is legally blind and still sews. The local comission for
the blind set her up with all sorts of stuff and also gave her lots of
ideas to accomodate her sight issues.
She mainly keeps things simple; straight stitch or zig zag.
She uses one of these, along with good lighting:
http://www.softexpressions.com/software/notions/Magni.html#Magnistitch
-Irene
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:56:38 +1100, "Viviane"
show/hide quoted text
>I was wondering if any of you have poor eyesight and if so what do you do to
>help when sewing.
>As a bit of background, I used to have extreme myopia (-13, which is close
>to the white stick category!) until earlier this year when I had cataract
>surgery. The doctor set my eyes for monovision, which is where one eye is
>focused for distance and the other is focussed for close up. Somehow the
>brain works all this out and you can see near and far. I was sceptical but
>it works! Unfortunately the close up eye was a little too short sighted
>after the cataract surgery settled so it was "topped up" with laser. I can
>now see fantastically without the thick contact lenses or heavy glasses I
>wore before the surgery. I use reading glasses for small print or when
>reading in poor light. For the first time in about 40 years I've been able
>to buy some nice looking glasses rather than those that need shoulder
>straps!
>Anyway, because I have lost the extra good close up vision I used to have, I
>now find it a little tricky when sewing. I find that the reading glasses
>aren't good enough for that. I figured I can't be the only one in this
>position, given that eyesight starts to diminish after you hit the big 4-0
>(according to eye people). I find that I have to sew in the middle of the
>day when the light is bright but not too sunny.
>So how do you cope?
|
|
Posted by Joy Beeson on November 8, 2008, 2:10 am
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:56:38 +1100, "Viviane"
show/hide quoted text
> I find that the reading glasses
> aren't good enough for that.
3.5+ diopter reading glasses I found in a thrift shop work well for
me. I seldom see glasses stronger than 2.75+ in stores.
Before that, I used a neck-hung magnifier. I bought it in a drug
store; those I've seen in fabric shops look a good bit cheaper and
some of them don't even have glass lenses.
And I have a pocket magnifier that belonged to my grandfather: a
strong, brass-rimmed lens that folds into a leather envelope, which
envelope can be used as a handle when the lens is unfolded. I put
that lens inside one lens of my glasses when I want to pick a thread
out of fine cloth; since I usually look down at such work, gravity
holds the lens in place.
Woo hoo! I just typed "McMaster" into the address bar of my browser
and up popped http://www.mcmaster.com/ . Started to type "magnifiers"
into the search button, and when I typed the "f" a menu appeared.
Clicking on that brings up all kinds of neat stuff, but you can't
bookmark anything because it's all in frames.
Broke the frame and got
http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgPage.aspx?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=2250&RelatedCtlgPgs=2250,2251&term=Headband%20Magnifiers&ScreenWidth=800&McMMainWidth=590&sesnextrep=916500294054959
The "oval case one lens" looks like my grandfather's magnifier.
Joy Beeson
--
joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ -- sewing
http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange
The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
|
|
Posted by Lizzy Taylor on November 9, 2008, 5:11 pm
Joy Beeson wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> Woo hoo! I just typed "McMaster" into the address bar of my browser
> and up popped http://www.mcmaster.com/ . Started to type "magnifiers"
> into the search button, and when I typed the "f" a menu appeared.
> Clicking on that brings up all kinds of neat stuff, but you can't
> bookmark anything because it's all in frames.
>
> Broke the frame and got
>
http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgPage.aspx?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=2250&RelatedCtlgPgs=2250,2251&term=Headband%20Magnifiers&ScreenWidth=800&McMMainWidth=590&sesnextrep=916500294054959
show/hide quoted text
> The "oval case one lens" looks like my grandfather's magnifier.
McMaster do some really neat stuff, but won't ship ANYTHING overseas
(despite what the website says - or used to says) in case you are a
terrorist :-(
Lizzy
|
|
Posted by Christine Designs on November 8, 2008, 8:00 am
show/hide quoted text
> I was wondering if any of you have poor eyesight and if so what do you do=
to
show/hide quoted text
> help when sewing.
What a wonderful, much needed topic! I've been battling with this for
the past few years. My adjustments so far, stronger cheaters I wear
over my contacts. I purchase them at Target, the $ Store or Jo Anns &
good lighting! I'm asking for a lamp with a magnifying glass this year
for Christmas. :-D
~Christine
|
|
Posted by Juno B on November 11, 2008, 10:44 am
Christine Designs wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>> I was wondering if any of you have poor eyesight and if so what do you do to
>> help when sewing.
>
> What a wonderful, much needed topic! I've been battling with this for
> the past few years. My adjustments so far, stronger cheaters I wear
> over my contacts. I purchase them at Target, the $ Store or Jo Anns &
> good lighting! I'm asking for a lamp with a magnifying glass this year
> for Christmas. :-D
>
> ~Christine
>
In an earlier post I said I don't have the correct light yet to make
sewing easier on days that are not full of sunshine. I forgot to say
that I bought myself a pair of reading glasses 2.75 to use at my machine
when I felt the need for higher magnification. Especially when threading
needles. I brought them upstairs one day to thread up a couple of
needles for some hand sewing. Put them down, went to get them a few
minutes later and found them on DH's face. I told him I needed my
glasses and he had the nerve to argue with me and tell me they were his,
not mine. He was lucky I didn't annihilate him then and there. Now I
have to hide the darn things so he can't find them. They are a big help
for threading and sewing. I think my problem really is that I just don't
like to sew when there isn't a lot of bright natural light and just
can't seem to find exactly what I need yo overcome that.
Juno
|
Page 3 of 6 < 1 2 3 > last >>
| Similar Threads | Posted | | O.T. My poor city. | February 2, 2006, 11:21 pm |
| Help. Legwarmers & coat for poor naked dog | November 23, 2007, 2:43 am |
| Newbie questions on a sewing machine and a simple sewing project. | March 5, 2007, 9:45 pm |
| Need Sewing Machine recommendation for sewing Sunbrella outdoor fabric | July 7, 2007, 10:27 am |
| Brother QuattroT 6000D: Now Even Sewing Machines Are HD [Sewing] (Gizmodo) | January 2, 2009, 7:01 am |
| Difference between alt.sewing and rec.crafts.textiles.sewing? | February 27, 2006, 3:34 pm |
| Short summer sewing poll on sewing.com | June 19, 2006, 10:24 am |
| Recent projects... Not all sewing. but sewing related! | May 21, 2009, 12:39 pm |
| NOt sewing, but sewing related......... | May 16, 2007, 8:29 pm |
| my first bit of sewing ! | December 22, 2005, 8:45 am |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
>help when sewing.
>As a bit of background, I used to have extreme myopia (-13, which is close
>to the white stick category!) until earlier this year when I had cataract
>surgery. The doctor set my eyes for monovision, which is where one eye is
>focused for distance and the other is focussed for close up. Somehow the
>brain works all this out and you can see near and far. I was sceptical but
>it works! Unfortunately the close up eye was a little too short sighted
>after the cataract surgery settled so it was "topped up" with laser. I can
>now see fantastically without the thick contact lenses or heavy glasses I
>wore before the surgery. I use reading glasses for small print or when
>reading in poor light. For the first time in about 40 years I've been able
>to buy some nice looking glasses rather than those that need shoulder
>straps!
>Anyway, because I have lost the extra good close up vision I used to have, I
>now find it a little tricky when sewing. I find that the reading glasses
>aren't good enough for that. I figured I can't be the only one in this
>position, given that eyesight starts to diminish after you hit the big 4-0
>(according to eye people). I find that I have to sew in the middle of the
>day when the light is bright but not too sunny.
>So how do you cope?