Re: [lace] eyesight
David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au wrote: Having read that I am wondering whether you might find a Magvu easier. This is a magnifier which sits about 10cm out from your eyes and can go over glasses and you can still watch TV over the top of it. It comes with X2 and X4 lenses. These are a lot like Mag-Eyes, sold in the US. http://www.mageyes.com/Hobby.htm There's a strap around the head, and the lenses hang in front. The lenses can be tilted out of the way up or down. Since they magnify the view, it's like holding the object close to the face. You might find that you can see what's on the pillow while the pillow is far enough away to work on it. I've seen bobbin lacemakers using the Mag-Eyes, and my father used them for his jewelry-making, but I haven't used them myself. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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In the UK similar are sold by: http://www.ceramicsrestored.co.uk/headbands.htm? I have had mine for several years. It has 3 interchangeable lenses. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au wrote: Having read that I am wondering whether you might find a Magvu easier. This is a magnifier which sits about 10cm out from your eyes and can go over glasses and you can still watch TV over the top of it. It comes with X2 and X4 lenses. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Chantal, My problem, right eye sight, I need to have my pillow, very close to my face. Having read that I am wondering whether you might find a Magvu easier. This is a magnifier which sits about 10cm out from your eyes and can go over glasses and you can still watch TV over the top of it. It comes with X2 and X4 lenses. I think it might be Australian made, but you can buy it online through the website below. I used mine for years but these days my eyes seemed to have improved enough not to need it. Hope it works for you http://ilcaustralia.org.au/products/4696http://ilcaustralia.org.au/products/4696 David in Ballarat, AUS - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Another option is a magnifier / lamp - my father bought one of these and it helped him through the last 4 years of loosing his sight (he still uses it to cut his finger nails). His one had a shutter that came over the lens so it didn't set fire to anything and you could change out the lens for a stronger one if you wanted. Once he was registered blind he got the products at a reduced rate because of tax exemption. http://uk.daylightcompany.com/product/7-magnifying-lamp/ Usual disclaimer - no interest in the company just a happy user. Kind Regards Liz Baker On 3 Apr 2013, at 15:14, David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au wrote: Chantal, My problem, right eye sight, I need to have my pillow, very close to my face. Having read that I am wondering whether you might find a Magvu easier. This is a magnifier which sits about 10cm out from your eyes and can go over glasses and you can still watch TV over the top of it. It comes with X2 and X4 lenses. I think it might be Australian made, but you can buy it online through the website below. I used mine for years but these days my eyes seemed to have improved enough not to need it. Hope it works for you http://ilcaustralia.org.au/products/4696http://ilcaustralia.org.au/products /4696 David in Ballarat, AUS - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Hello Liz and everone else, of course, I have used a tablelamp from the daylight company for several years now. It goes with me to lace class, courses, demonstrations etc. Although my eyesight is reasonable, it does give you good light in often dark places. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton Subject: Re: [lace] eyesight Another option is a magnifier / lamp - Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] eyesight
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 01:49:03 -0300 From: Chantal Cl chantal...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [lace] Lace and bad eyesight Hi my fellow lacemakers, It's a long long time, I did not write anything, but I'm staying loyal to the group reading every day, your wonderful messages. A few years ago, I lost my right eye sight, following a dental surgery and I had to quit lacemaking. Hi Arachnids Many years ago I was demonstrating next to someone etching pictures on glass. He explained that he could go on for hours without any eyestrain as he was blind in one eye and as long as he had good eyesight in one eye he had no problem. Most lacemakers' eyestrain is caused by the eyes turning slightly inwards to concentrate on an object that is close. By only using one eye there was no eyestrain. His etching was very high standard. I also taught a lacemaker who could only use one eye. In her 80s she could not crochet any longer but was still using 100 crochet cotton for her lacemaking. Providing someone pricked her pattern she could roughly see where the hole was and feel would do the rest. All best wishes Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Dear Alex et al, This is exactly what I thought would be out there. Thank you so much for sharing. I have met people who lost eyesight, and ended up just sitting, or something close to it. That does not to happen. I especially like the video camera option. One eye, if the sight is ok, does not necessarily mean disaster. It may mean a change of plan, setting something up, looking into what is out there, but we are lacemakers, and lacemakers think and have been solving problems in their work for hundreds of years. Why that can't be applied to an eyesight problem is beyond me. It may not always work, but it is certainly worth some thought. At least you tried. There are many people out there with impaired eyesight who do everything everyone else does, and clearly that can include lacemaking. Better lighting and better magnification may be all that is necessary, up to and including the video camera. That option is out there already, and the machine may be free. And this can segue into a better general lifestyle. Thanks so much, Alex Alex wrote: Many years ago I was demonstrating next to someone etching pictures on glass. He explained that he could go on for hours without any eyestrain as he was blind in one eye and as long as he had good eyesight in one eye he had no problem. Most lacemakers' eyestrain is caused by the eyes turning slightly inwards to concentrate on an object that is close. By only using one eye there was no eyestrain. His etching was very high standard. I also taught a lacemaker who could only use one eye. In her 80s she could not crochet any longer but was still using 100 crochet cotton for her lacemaking. Providing someone pricked her pattern she could roughly see where the hole was and feel would do the rest. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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My mum had on e eye removed as a consequence of melanoma in 1981, and went on to learn machine knitting (without anyone in the class knowing that she was legally blin d), which involves a surprising amount of looking at the machine and its needles to start and finish. She carried on with her life knitting, sewing and learning to crochet until she died. She  was determined to carry on doing as much as she could always Sue - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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I have to jump in hereI made lace etc, for 30 + years...still do, on a small scale . Like my father and one son, I have never had too working eyes. I have driven a motor home all over this country. I know that I have no depth perceptionbut one does adjust, sometimes a lot!!! Doris Southard used to tell me about a blind lacemaker in Pittsburgh . As the lady used to knit, also, Doris (who was a braillewriter for the Iowa university system) would Braille knitting instructions for her. So yes, impaired eyesight does not need to be a problem..depends on the sight in the ' good eye'. At half past 85, I need to use a pillow that I can tuck up to my tummy...so it works for all my needs. Actually it is really easier to tat and beadbut hard not to lace a little.just a little so I can still remember enough to help beginners I have lurked on this list since 'round about '98...always reading with love and thanks for all the sharing. Hi, bye and hugs to all who remember me :- BarbE (Barbara Engle, now in Texas) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Dear Barbara, Thank you so much for speaking up. Especially as a lurker. The more people who don't have perfect vision, who have arthritis in their hands, whose hands don't work as well as some others' speak up, the better the chance is that those who have newly acquired this situation will see that things can often be done so one can still enjoy the pleasures of life. Especially now that there is so much technology can do. Lyn in Lancaster I have to jump in hereI made lace etc, for 30 + years...still do, on a small scale . Like my father and one son, I have never had two working eyes. I have driven a motor home all over this country. I know that I have no depth perceptionbut one does adjust, sometimes a lot!!! Doris Southard used to tell me about a blind lacemaker in Pittsburgh . As the lady used to knit, also, Doris (who was a braillewriter for the Iowa university system) would Braille knitting instructions for her. So yes, impaired eyesight does not need to be a problem..depends on the sight in the ' good eye'. At half past 85, I need to use a pillow that I can tuck up to my tummy...so it works for all my needs. Actually it is really easier to tat and beadbut hard not to lace a little.just a little so I can still remember enough to help beginners I have lurked on this list since 'round about '98...always reading with love and thanks for all the sharing. Hi, bye and hugs to all who remember me :- BarbE (Barbara Engle, now in Texas) My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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Don't know if someone else has mentioned it, but I'm sure there was mention in a UK Lace Guild magazine some time ago of a blind lacemaker who used prickings upside down so she could feel the raised bits on what is normally the underside of pinholes. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
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I would like to thank all of you for the encouraging messages and the beautiful poem. My problem, right eye sight, I need to have my pillow, very close to my face. I tried a few times, trying to find the good way for me... Tatting, I still made it, because I can bring the shuttle very close, idem for knitting, crochet and teddy bears, if I can mention them. I wear 2 pairs of glasses to make all I wrote above. I could do adjustments, yes, I totally believe it, but with the pillow, it's not the same case. Also, I must have a laptop or the iPad tablet,only I can bring them close to my face. I never accepted the loss of my eyesight, I continue to fight against that reality and I will never accept it. I would like to add my point, thing I did not do before. Best regards. Chantal http://chantalbears.jigsy.com On 2013-04-02, at 3:02 PM, Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk wrote: Don't know if someone else has mentioned it, but I'm sure there was mention in a UK Lace Guild magazine some time ago of a blind lacemaker who used prickings upside down so she could feel the raised bits on what is normally the underside of pinholes. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
