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Posted by claire owen on June 5, 2006, 3:40 am
I had a very wierd moment yesterday. I was sewing through a lot of layers of
denim, I'm making bags from Jeans again and where I insert the zip across
the waistband it gets preety thick. So I'm happily sewing along when the
thread snapped, so I went to rethread, however because of the bulk of the
denim I couldn't thread very easily either with the zip foot up or down, and
I didn't want to remove the item as it's a bit of a "pig" to get back in
once I'm half way along. My odd moment came when I realised I couldn't see
the eye of the needle very well while threading from the left hand so I
swopped hands, ie. the hand pushing the thread into the needle is now my
right hand ( by the way I am threading from front to back) Then it occured
to me, I am right handed yet I thread my needle with my left hand ! Is that
the way I was taught or is that normal? Prahaps I've been doing it wrong all
these years. Whichever it was a very disconcerting discovery, any thoughts?
Claire in Montréal, France.
http://claireowenperso.free.fr
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Posted by Kathleen on June 5, 2006, 9:46 am
claire owen wrote:
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> I had a very wierd moment yesterday. I was sewing through a lot of layers of
> denim, I'm making bags from Jeans again and where I insert the zip across
> the waistband it gets preety thick. So I'm happily sewing along when the
> thread snapped, so I went to rethread, however because of the bulk of the
> denim I couldn't thread very easily either with the zip foot up or down, and
> I didn't want to remove the item as it's a bit of a "pig" to get back in
> once I'm half way along. My odd moment came when I realised I couldn't see
> the eye of the needle very well while threading from the left hand so I
> swopped hands, ie. the hand pushing the thread into the needle is now my
> right hand ( by the way I am threading from front to back) Then it occured
> to me, I am right handed yet I thread my needle with my left hand ! Is that
> the way I was taught or is that normal? Prahaps I've been doing it wrong all
> these years. Whichever it was a very disconcerting discovery, any thoughts?
Huh. Never gave it much thought but I am also right-handed, but thread
my machines with my left. I don't ever remember being taught to do it
that way, but the needle is on the left side of the machine as I sit
facing them so reaching across to use my right would be awkward.
In college I took a psychology course in which we were required (for
part of our grade) to volunteer for several experiments and surveys
conducted by other students. Having been warned in advance to avoid
anything involving electricity, I participated in a study where they
assessed our degree of handedness - exactly how dominant is your
dominant hand. That one was a piece of cake. They just asked you if
you were right- or left-handed then observed as you completed a series
of tasks. Writing, eating, throwing a ball, catching a thrown or
dropped item, lifting a heavy object, opening containers, etc.
Apparently I'm not considered very strongly right-handed. I eat, write
and throw with my right hand. I use my left hand to unscrew lids and
pry open container tops. I'll grab at a falling object with whichever
hand is closest. I lift heavy things with my left hand. Scissors,
screwdrivers and hammers are wielded by the right. I use my left hand
to apply lipstick, but my right does the mascara and eye liner. When I
pluck my eyebrows, the right hand does the right brow and the left hand
does the left.
My mother was unsurprised by the results, and said that as a baby I ate
and played using both hands equally and that she encouraged
right-handedness by consistently putting utensils, crayons, etc. into my
right hand. I wonder if that's why my handwriting has always been so
miserable... Maybe I was meant to be left-handed.
Kathleen
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Posted by claire owen on June 5, 2006, 1:44 pm
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> claire owen wrote:
> > I had a very wierd moment yesterday. I was sewing through a lot of
layers of
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> > denim, I'm making bags from Jeans again and where I insert the zip
across
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> > the waistband it gets preety thick. So I'm happily sewing along when the
> > thread snapped, so I went to rethread, however because of the bulk of
the
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> > denim I couldn't thread very easily either with the zip foot up or down,
and
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> > I didn't want to remove the item as it's a bit of a "pig" to get back in
> > once I'm half way along. My odd moment came when I realised I couldn't
see
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> > the eye of the needle very well while threading from the left hand so I
> > swopped hands, ie. the hand pushing the thread into the needle is now my
> > right hand ( by the way I am threading from front to back) Then it
occured
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> > to me, I am right handed yet I thread my needle with my left hand ! Is
that
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> > the way I was taught or is that normal? Prahaps I've been doing it wrong
all
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> > these years. Whichever it was a very disconcerting discovery, any
thoughts?
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> Huh. Never gave it much thought but I am also right-handed, but thread
> my machines with my left. I don't ever remember being taught to do it
> that way, but the needle is on the left side of the machine as I sit
> facing them so reaching across to use my right would be awkward.
Thats probably the reason. I was just shocked that it took me 30 huh hum
years to work out, I'm sooo observant!! it's probably the only thing in life
I do left handed . I ought to ask my sister how whe threads her machine as
she is lefthanded! LOL
Claire in Montréal, France.
http://claireowenperso.free.fr
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Posted by cea on June 11, 2006, 4:38 pm
claire owen wrote:
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> Thats probably the reason. I was just shocked that it took me 30 huh hum
> years to work out, I'm sooo observant!! it's probably the only thing in l=
ife
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> I do left handed . I ought to ask my sister how whe threads her machine as
> she is lefthanded! LOL
> Claire in Montr=E9al, France.
> http://claireowenperso.free.fr
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Claire, this is a well-known medical condition called 'Random Hand
Senility'.
Politicians are infected with it to a large degree, with their right
hand seldom, if ever, knowing what their left hand is doing.
This syndrome is also associated with the better-known 'Black Hole
Memory Loss'. A large percentage of the world's population experience
this affliction, (again, a random, on-again, off-again, ailment,
unpredictable in both duration and severity), but often associated with
some small task which requires the patient to remove him/herself
physically from one room of a dwelling to anoother space, usually in
search of some object.
Patient is then unable to remember what they have come in search of,
and usually exhibit anti-social behaviour, such as a minor temper
tantrum involving cursing, slamming about, throwing objects which the
patient believes is in his/her way, etc., sometimes resulting in the
destruction of property, almost always irritating other inhabitants of
the domicile.
Alas, there is no known cure or treatment for either of these
maladies.
Cea
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Posted by claire owen on June 13, 2006, 2:16 am
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claire owen wrote:
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> Thats probably the reason. I was just shocked that it took me 30 huh hum
> years to work out, I'm sooo observant!! it's probably the only thing in
life
show/hide quoted text
> I do left handed . I ought to ask my sister how whe threads her machine as
> she is lefthanded! LOL
> Claire in Montréal, France.
> http://claireowenperso.free.fr
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Claire, this is a well-known medical condition called 'Random Hand
Senility'.
and I thought it was delayed adolesent depresion!!
Politicians are infected with it to a large degree, with their right
hand seldom, if ever, knowing what their left hand is doing.
The left with the wedding ring or the left without the wedding ring is how
my mother gives road directions, so it's clearly an inherited deseaise(
along with spelling blindness) Clearly there is no hope for me.
This syndrome is also associated with the better-known 'Black Hole
Memory Loss'. A large percentage of the world's population experience
this affliction, (again, a random, on-again, off-again, ailment,
unpredictable in both duration and severity), but often associated with
some small task which requires the patient to remove him/herself
physically from one room of a dwelling to anoother space, usually in
search of some object.
Patient is then unable to remember what they have come in search of,
and usually exhibit anti-social behaviour, such as a minor temper
tantrum involving cursing, slamming about, throwing objects which the
patient believes is in his/her way, etc., sometimes resulting in the
destruction of property, almost always irritating other inhabitants of
the domicile.
Alas, there is no known cure or treatment for either of these
maladies.
Cea
And here was I hoping that a glass of wine would fix it. Ah well. here goes
. Hello my name is Claire and I have 'Random Hand Senility'. Please be kind.
LOL.
Claire in Montréal, France.
http://claireowenperso.free.fr
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> denim, I'm making bags from Jeans again and where I insert the zip across
> the waistband it gets preety thick. So I'm happily sewing along when the
> thread snapped, so I went to rethread, however because of the bulk of the
> denim I couldn't thread very easily either with the zip foot up or down, and
> I didn't want to remove the item as it's a bit of a "pig" to get back in
> once I'm half way along. My odd moment came when I realised I couldn't see
> the eye of the needle very well while threading from the left hand so I
> swopped hands, ie. the hand pushing the thread into the needle is now my
> right hand ( by the way I am threading from front to back) Then it occured
> to me, I am right handed yet I thread my needle with my left hand ! Is that
> the way I was taught or is that normal? Prahaps I've been doing it wrong all
> these years. Whichever it was a very disconcerting discovery, any thoughts?