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 1, 2017 | adaptive technique, Blind, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Labeling, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, notion/tool, Organizing, projects, Quilting, Resource, Sewing, Special education resource, strip quilting, teaching resource, Textiles, Uncategorized, vision loss
Questions: Where does a Visually Impaired person start when it comes to quilting or is quilting possible? Yes, quilting is possible to do non-visually. I have found the strip quilting method is not complicated non-visually. This technique is conducive to team sewing,... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 3, 2016 | adaptive technique, clothing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, projects, Resource, teaching resource, Textiles
Yes, must confess I had a brief moment of talking myself into cutting through the purl stitches; even though I have done a sweater with this technique before. A technique among others I learned in the early 1990’s from Ann Bourgeois at Philosopher’s Wool Co.,... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Sep 8, 2016 | Hand Sewing, Inspirations, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, Resource, Sewing, teaching resource, Textiles, Uncategorized
The logo has denim blue background with two parallel lines of yellow and orange ric-rac. Above the ric-rac on the right is a lighter blue 6-petal flower with a orange button center. White, yellow and orange above mentioned print overlay the previous mentioned design.... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Jan 22, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, notion/tool, Organizing, Resource, Sewing, Special education resource, teaching resource, Uncategorized, vision loss
If you have read my books or taken my classes, you will know that I stress the importance of organization and things having a home. Check out the Getting Started or Appendix sections on organization in my books for more details. Recently, I rethought my Needle... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Dec 13, 2015 | Inspirations, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, Sewing, sewing project, teaching resource
Recently, I have been asked what projects am I working on? Aside from purging and reorganizing in my household, I ventured into my fabric stash. I got back into sewing small projects that I have had students make in the past, while listening to carols. What fun to...