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 | 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... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Sep 29, 2016 | adaptive technique, Hand Sewing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Labeling, Needle Arts, notion/tool, Organizing, Resource, Sewing, Special education resource, teaching resource
To enjoy your sewing, mending and needle arts projects it helps to have the right tools or notions. Here is a list of basics found in or with my portable sewing case and in a sewing box. Yes, I use two or more containers with basics; works well to take items on the go... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Sep 18, 2016 | clothing, Fashion, Inspirations, Resource, Sewing, teaching resource, Textiles
Looking at this season’s fashions and reading what I wrote last year, “Looks for Fall/Winter 2015”, there is little difference from last year in fabric types, texture, weaves and layering. Even the same past decades and global folkloric influences are seen in the... 