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.
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