Dear Govind,
To add to Harish's email-
1. Knitting and crochet are possible. Lots of fashion garments are now
knitted or crochetted. However hand work is expensive and you have to find
the right market for the sale of such garments.
2. She can create clothes but she would find it very difficult to copy
designs from a book.
3. Similarily she can do embroidery but she cant do it on already traced
patterns. However it is a painful and painstaking process.
4. A fashion designer has to understand the body of the person who is going
to wear the garment this may be possible but difficult because she has to
understand the image as well as the curves which means hse must touch which
may not be liked by clients/patrons.
5. She will have to understand the fabric and its fall which she can manage.
6. She will have to do the initial cutting this is what makes the difference
between a good and an Ok professional in her field.
7. She has to do a lot more like stitching, hemming etc. for which neatness
is required.
8. No amount of current technology and my apolagies to this group, will
allow her to make a judgement on what matches with what and what looks
slightly better than the other.
9. I would suggest she think of alternatives since she is still young.
However I am ready to take back my words if we can find a viable career for
this young woman. Please ask her what part of fashion designing does she
really like-the drawing, playing with fabric, the stitching or the dressing.
Would she look at fashion acessories instead of the dress itself?
10. My answer would be different if she was in her mid 30's. This is because
by then she would be able to visualise without needing to see everything.
many parts of her work would become automatic.
11. Also you must check the internet for someone with the same challenges
working in the field. This may help your friend.
12. I am forwarding your mail to a friend who is a Fashion designer and
knows the problem of the visually challenged. Lets see if she can come up
with a better answer.
Regards
Kanchan
----- Original Message -----
From: "harish" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Any fashion designers and dress material
designersamongVisually impaired?
Hi Govind
The most important thing is how passionate is she about fashion designing
and embroidery.
This is totally visually rich and this can be both limiting and
liberating.
It all depends on which of the 2 ones consider it to be important.
Technology persay would be of little assistance except for colour
recognition. It more goes how you manage the difficulties. One should
organise the coloured items like threads in a wayyou know which colour it
is without really seeing it.
Designs and patterns are something you can imagine and it is what you
would be commiting to the material.
It would be difficult to learn these after loosing sight, however, once
having learnt the art it can be done with some difficulty factored in.
Another strategy is to apply the basic skills to another form which is
more manageable.
I will not be able to suggest precisely as I know little about it.
If you can master the seeing with sound, this can be a good technology
which can be of assistance.
Govind, there are 2 things you need to know. Firstly gauge her passion
levels and make her believe she can make it. Only she should be look at
it differently.
Harish Kotian
----- Original Message -----
From: "govind reddy" <[email protected]>
To: "accessindia" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 6:58 AM
Subject: [AI] Any fashion designers and dress material designers
amongVisually impaired?
Dear list members:
Are there any visually impaired who is in to fashion designing and
embroidery (Dress material designing)? One of my friends has lost her
site when she was around 20. When she was able to see, she learned
fashion designing course, & even now works in same field with the very
little sight she has. She can partially identify the colours. Now she
wants to know if any technology exists for computerized course in
fashion designing & dress material designing.
My doubt is that what r the tools and programs commonly used for
fashion designing and dress material designing. I need all the info if
you have with you, even a little info is enough.
Your kind help will highly be appriciated.
--
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few
virtues. Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865
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