by sirvineperry@att.net | Mar 24, 2019 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, Braided Rugs, Hand Sewing, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, Needle Felting, Resource, Sewing, Special education resource, teaching resource, Uncategorized, vision loss
Apparently a couple of you have had difficulty accessing the Needle Arts books. Try again below…. So you can keep on with your favorite needle art. Machine sewing large print... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Apr 8, 2017 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, Hand Sewing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Needle Arts, Needle Felting, notion/tool, projects, Resource, sewing project, Special education resource, teaching resource, Textiles, vision loss
It is always fun to discover a new resource to help with a Needle Arts project! At a sewing and craft show I discovered Lumenaris, www.lumenaris.com, with their vast array of colors, shapes and sizes of pre-cut wool felt pieces. Useful, if folk don’t want to cut wool... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Dec 2, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, Hand Sewing, How To/DIY, Needle Arts, notion/tool, Resource, Sewing, sewing project, Special education resource, teaching resource
Templates are the key. First someone has to measure the hem length up from the floor and pin the hem in place. Decide what width of hem is needed, then cut a template out of lightweight cardboard. I use cardboard from the back of note pads or packaging. Use a paper... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 20, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, Braided Rugs, clothing, color, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, Needle Threading, notion/tool, projects, Resource, Special education resource, teaching resource, Textiles, vision loss
My sweater is coming along. I will share more adaptive techniques in this blog post and future ones as I let you journey through the process of this sweater with me. For me the slow knitter, I have decided to knit the whole sweater body in the round utilizing a few... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 14, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, How To/DIY, Knitting, Labeling, Needle Arts, Needle Arts organizations, notion/tool, Organizing, projects, Resource, Special education resource, teaching resource, vision loss
Many knitters knit without looking while conversing with others and may not think about that fact. When I point this out to sighted knitters they then realize, yes; they do knit often without looking. Here are ideas to make it easier to knit with vision loss.... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 5, 2016 | adaptive technique, books, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, projects, Resource, teaching resource, Textiles, Uncategorized
Since I am doing some traveling this winter, I decided I needed a warm lightweight sweater to coordinate with my traveling wardrobe of greens, burgundy and navy. Looking through my yarn stash I found some beautiful hand dyed variegated green mohair yarn that has been...