Sewing without sight

Yes, that's what I do now that I am unable to see what I am doing.  I literally sew in the dark so to speak.  I can sew buttons, seams, and rips.  I can cut with my scissors; a regular one and I use self threading needles.

 

Self threading needles have become more popular over the years especially so for older persons who have difficulty seeing their way to thread a needle and many others use it as well.  I keep my threads all in a very organized way; by color of course but in alphabetic order and for good measure I put Braille labels around the bobbins to mark them. 

 

Sometimes, I may be a bit off in the matching of colors but most of the time I am pretty accurate.  It sure helps that I was able to see before because I have a fair grasp of what colors are and what color of thread would match the clothing that I wish to perform sewing surgery on.  It could be a challenge but I do not let it get the better of me.

 

Blind persons can be taught to sew and if you would like to learn more then you can visit www.perkins.org and there you can see for yourself.

You can also purchase sewing aids for the blind at www.independentlivingaids.com.

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day.