Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
There are very many reasons why fuse cartridges are superior, safety and fire are only two. Fuse wire is a very primitive technology and used still because of legacy installations. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie - Original Message - From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Like people who have to have every little thing done for them! Where did d i y ever go? and that is a rhetorical question for this list if ever there was one! - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I think fuse wire is used to make your own fuses in countries that haven't caught up with the rest of the world where you can just go to the store and buy ready made fuses. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I would imagine that the thinner twist ties, stripped, would work as well. On Wed, 14 Apr 2010, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > What is fuse wire? > > Jennifer > > - Original Message - > From: Jewel > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:59 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders > > > > Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and > doubling it. Put the thread > in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take > the thread through and > then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it. > This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment > places with the exception > that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not > there, and it is not > necessary anyway. > > Jewel - Original Message - > From: "lvmumford" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders > > I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle > threaders. I am completely > blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick > ones are the most blind > user friendly. > Much thanks, > Linda > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The > Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more > information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank > message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 5026 (20100413) > __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
sounds like fuse wire, or fshing line is good enough. After the shipping you could buy a lot of wire than to give to the likes of Maxi. On Wed, 14 Apr 2010, Debbie SokolMcKay wrote: > You might want to try the butler floss threader. They would appear the same > as what you are trying to make with thin fishing line. Because the plastic > is a little thicker the floss threaders will only work with larger eyed > needles. I think Singer makes packaged larger eyed needles but since I am > on the road I cannot check my sewing kit. I have purchased these threaders > through Maxi Aids. I imagine that the floss threaders are available through > other means but I have not made an attempt to find other retailers. > > > > Debbie > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Spiro > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:20 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders > > > > > > the metal loop type are the easiest. However, thin thin fishing line is > also very good. > Take a 6 inch piece of the thinest fishing line in the sporting shop. tie > it in a loop, and then squeeze what would be the point of the loop into a > point. > You can shove that point through the eye of the needle, put your thread > through what goes through the eye and then pull it back out, which carries > your thread through the eye. > You'll bhave a box of threader for years and or may choose to make up a > bunch of them at once. > That's what i did. > > On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, lvmumford wrote: > >> I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle > threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out > there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. >> Much thanks, >> Linda >> >> >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Get them Jewel, kill. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com Life is what happens after you have already made other plans. - Original Message - From: "Jewel" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Like people who have to have every little thing done for them! Where did d i y ever go? and that is a rhetorical question for this list if ever there was one! - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I think fuse wire is used to make your own fuses in countries that haven't caught up with the rest of the world where you can just go to the store and buy ready made fuses. Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Like people who have to have every little thing done for them! Where did d i y ever go? and that is a rhetorical question for this list if ever there was one! - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I think fuse wire is used to make your own fuses in countries that haven't caught up with the rest of the world where you can just go to the store and buy ready made fuses.
RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I think fuse wire is used to make your own fuses in countries that haven't caught up with the rest of the world where you can just go to the store and buy ready made fuses. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:46 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders What is fuse wire? Jennifer - Original Message - From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and doubling it. Put the thread in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take the thread through and then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it. This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment places with the exception that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there, and it is not necessary anyway. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" mailto:lmumford%40uga.edu> > To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> &PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
What is fuse wire? Jennifer - Original Message - From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and doubling it. Put the thread in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take the thread through and then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it. This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment places with the exception that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there, and it is not necessary anyway. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
My needle threader was given to me by the Cincinnati association for the blind. You lay a piece of thread across the end of it and push a button and the needle is threaded. It is about an inch wide by a half inch and 2 or 3 inches long and made of plastic. It couldn't cost more than five bucks or so. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:14 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders hi there any sewing store or maybe benfranklen stores or even a good drug store will have the threaders that are the looped wire kind you just ask and there not hard to find. there is no need to go through a products for the blind store cause that is just getting robbed. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I would love to find one that lasted 20 uses, 20 years is amazing. My needle threaders never seem to last past one garmet, sometimes I need two for a project. I just get the kind available at the same places I buy other sewing notions, but I have been considering trying a stronger gage of wire instead. Dental loops work well too if the eye of your needle is big enough. Jennifer - Original Message - From: Rick Hume To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I've had one that I got somewhere about 20 years ago. I sure wish I could tell you where to get one like it. It is very slick. There is a handle about the size of a dime. Coming out of it is a thin rigid type of wire that is in the preformed shape of a diamond (ex: baseball diamond). When you press the top of the diamond into the eye of a needle, the diamond easily collapses and passes through the eye. Upon passing through the eye, it returns to it's diamond shape, which is a very easy target for passing the thread. You just pull the threaded diamond back through the eye to complete the process. I think I likely bought it from a sewing supplies center. - Original Message - From: lvmumford To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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That's why I have a wife... Did I write that out loud? - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:55 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I just staple everything. Much easier than trying to thread a needle. *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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I just staple everything. Much easier than trying to thread a needle. *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
You might want to try the butler floss threader. They would appear the same as what you are trying to make with thin fishing line. Because the plastic is a little thicker the floss threaders will only work with larger eyed needles. I think Singer makes packaged larger eyed needles but since I am on the road I cannot check my sewing kit. I have purchased these threaders through Maxi Aids. I imagine that the floss threaders are available through other means but I have not made an attempt to find other retailers. Debbie From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Spiro Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:20 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders the metal loop type are the easiest. However, thin thin fishing line is also very good. Take a 6 inch piece of the thinest fishing line in the sporting shop. tie it in a loop, and then squeeze what would be the point of the loop into a point. You can shove that point through the eye of the needle, put your thread through what goes through the eye and then pull it back out, which carries your thread through the eye. You'll bhave a box of threader for years and or may choose to make up a bunch of them at once. That's what i did. On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, lvmumford wrote: > I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. > Much thanks, > Linda > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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I seem to be able to pull the thread out of the split eye needles. Somehow I often seem to cut the thread as I press it over the split as well. Still, they are useful if sometimes frustrating. I am a poor sewer by hand though, even find buttons frustrating. I prefer a sewing machine but don't have much experience with one. Still haven't figured out a good and invisible way to stitch up the cuff of trousers. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:33 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders the split eye needle will not easily let the thread back out as it is a mini lobster clasp not just a V. i forgot about these. On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Dave Andrus wrote: > Hi, > > I have used two types of needle threaders. My least favorite is the split > head needle. Rather than a hole or eye, it has a V at the top. You place the > thread in the V and then pull down hard. It spreads the V and the thread > goes into the eye of the needle. I was always afraid that when sewing it > would pull back out the very way it went in. That never happened to me but I > saw the potential. > > The second type is the type I almost always use. It has two parts. First is > the handle. The one I have is flat and oblong. It is the size of a penny but > more oval. Then the second part is a very fine but stiff wire. The wire is a > loop that is about the circumference of a penny. It however is pinched to a > point on the farthest distance away from that flat handle. > > You guide this thin wire through the eye of the needle. Once through you > open up the wire into a circle. Most fingers are then able to put a thread > through this big circle, again about the size of a penny. Once the thread is > through the wire loop, you pull the wire back through the eye, which in > turns pulls the thread through the eye as well. Then you can pull as much > thread through as you want, tie it off, cut the thread and begin sewing. > > I hope this description helps. > > And lastly you might ask where to get either of these items. I haven't a > clue. I would guess a sewing store or perhaps one of the independent living > source on line or by phone. > > Dave A. > > P.s. My wife says that she knew she could marry me because I proudly once > told her I can sew on my own buttons. Silly me. You guessed it. I still sew > on my own buttons 30 years later. > > > > Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of > Jesus > > Rev. Dave Andrus, Director > Lutheran Blind Mission > 888 215 2455 > HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG > > -Original Message- > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of lvmumford > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:15 AM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders > > > > I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle > threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out > there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. > Much thanks, > Linda > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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the split eye needle will not easily let the thread back out as it is a mini lobster clasp not just a V. i forgot about these. On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Dave Andrus wrote: > Hi, > > I have used two types of needle threaders. My least favorite is the split > head needle. Rather than a hole or eye, it has a V at the top. You place the > thread in the V and then pull down hard. It spreads the V and the thread > goes into the eye of the needle. I was always afraid that when sewing it > would pull back out the very way it went in. That never happened to me but I > saw the potential. > > The second type is the type I almost always use. It has two parts. First is > the handle. The one I have is flat and oblong. It is the size of a penny but > more oval. Then the second part is a very fine but stiff wire. The wire is a > loop that is about the circumference of a penny. It however is pinched to a > point on the farthest distance away from that flat handle. > > You guide this thin wire through the eye of the needle. Once through you > open up the wire into a circle. Most fingers are then able to put a thread > through this big circle, again about the size of a penny. Once the thread is > through the wire loop, you pull the wire back through the eye, which in > turns pulls the thread through the eye as well. Then you can pull as much > thread through as you want, tie it off, cut the thread and begin sewing. > > I hope this description helps. > > And lastly you might ask where to get either of these items. I haven't a > clue. I would guess a sewing store or perhaps one of the independent living > source on line or by phone. > > Dave A. > > P.s. My wife says that she knew she could marry me because I proudly once > told her I can sew on my own buttons. Silly me. You guessed it. I still sew > on my own buttons 30 years later. > > > > Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of > Jesus > > Rev. Dave Andrus, Director > Lutheran Blind Mission > 888 215 2455 > HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG > > -Original Message- > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of lvmumford > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:15 AM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders > > > > I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle > threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out > there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. > Much thanks, > Linda > > > > > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
the metal loop type are the easiest. However, thin thin fishing line is also very good. Take a 6 inch piece of the thinest fishing line in the sporting shop. tie it in a loop, and then squeeze what would be the point of the loop into a point. You can shove that point through the eye of the needle, put your thread through what goes through the eye and then pull it back out, which carries your thread through the eye. You'll bhave a box of threader for years and or may choose to make up a bunch of them at once. That's what i did. On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, lvmumford wrote: > I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle > threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out > there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. > Much thanks, > Linda > > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Fuse wire not available in the USA! What do you use instead for making fuses? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Hi Jewel, I doubt fuse wire is available in North America. Your point though is well taken. Any fine stiff wire would do. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie - Original Message - From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and doubling it. Put the thread in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take the thread through and then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it. This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment places with the exception that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there, and it is not necessary anyway. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Hi Jewel, I doubt fuse wire is available in North America. Your point though is well taken. Any fine stiff wire would do. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie - Original Message - From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and doubling it. Put the thread in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take the thread through and then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it. This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment places with the exception that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there, and it is not necessary anyway. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and doubling it. Put the thread in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take the thread through and then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it. This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment places with the exception that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there, and it is not necessary anyway. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I've had one that I got somewhere about 20 years ago. I sure wish I could tell you where to get one like it. It is very slick. There is a handle about the size of a dime. Coming out of it is a thin rigid type of wire that is in the preformed shape of a diamond (ex: baseball diamond). When you press the top of the diamond into the eye of a needle, the diamond easily collapses and passes through the eye. Upon passing through the eye, it returns to it's diamond shape, which is a very easy target for passing the thread. You just pull the threaded diamond back through the eye to complete the process. I think I likely bought it from a sewing supplies center. - Original Message - From: lvmumford To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Aloha, I think the web site was provided for the possible purchase of needles that are already threaded. I've seen the wire type needle threaders in the notions section of the grocery store. Many travel-sized sewing kits come with them inside with several colors of thread, a thimble, sometimes a pair of tiny scissors or a seam ripper. Some kits even have a few buttons and safety pins. Betsy At 11:13 AM 4/13/2010, you wrote: > > >hi there >any sewing store or maybe benfranklen stores or >even a good drug store will have the threaders that are the looped wire kind >you just ask and there not hard to find. >there is no need to go through a products for >the blind store cause that is just getting robbed. >Jim > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
hi there any sewing store or maybe benfranklen stores or even a good drug store will have the threaders that are the looped wire kind you just ask and there not hard to find. there is no need to go through a products for the blind store cause that is just getting robbed. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I like the cheap little wire type on a thin metal sort of tag handle. The point is fairly easily pushed through the eye of the needle and once through it expands enough to fairly easily slip a loop of the thread into then pull back through the eye. They are often available at sewing supply stores and other locations where such items are sold. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie - Original Message - From: lvmumford To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Hi Linda Try here http://www.maxiaids.com/store/prodview.asp?idstore=6&idproduct=1367&product= From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lvmumford Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2010 11:15 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Aloha Linda, I agree with Dave's email. I have used both of those threading solutions. I keep the wire loop kind in my purse in case I am out somewhere and don't have the self-threading needles around. Before 911, I used to carry a self-threading needle in my purse, but not anymore of course. If you have hand coordination challenges, there are some other needle threaders that are used by putting the end of the needle with the eye into a tiny cup shaped part of a device, and then you place your thread on another part of the threader. Then you push down on a lever and the device threads the needle. I remember using one of these when I was little and didn't like it. Another alternative is to purchase needles that are already threaded. I believe they are sold by places such as American Foundation for the Blind and/or the Braille Institute store in California. I haven't seen a catalog of blindness products from either one of these places lately, so don't know if they still carry them. Good luck, Betsy At 03:15 AM 4/13/2010, you wrote: > >I need to do some hand sewing and would like >some advice about needle threaders. I am >completely blind and I know there are needle >threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. >Much thanks, >Linda > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Hi, I have used two types of needle threaders. My least favorite is the split head needle. Rather than a hole or eye, it has a V at the top. You place the thread in the V and then pull down hard. It spreads the V and the thread goes into the eye of the needle. I was always afraid that when sewing it would pull back out the very way it went in. That never happened to me but I saw the potential. The second type is the type I almost always use. It has two parts. First is the handle. The one I have is flat and oblong. It is the size of a penny but more oval. Then the second part is a very fine but stiff wire. The wire is a loop that is about the circumference of a penny. It however is pinched to a point on the farthest distance away from that flat handle. You guide this thin wire through the eye of the needle. Once through you open up the wire into a circle. Most fingers are then able to put a thread through this big circle, again about the size of a penny. Once the thread is through the wire loop, you pull the wire back through the eye, which in turns pulls the thread through the eye as well. Then you can pull as much thread through as you want, tie it off, cut the thread and begin sewing. I hope this description helps. And lastly you might ask where to get either of these items. I haven't a clue. I would guess a sewing store or perhaps one of the independent living source on line or by phone. Dave A. P.s. My wife says that she knew she could marry me because I proudly once told her I can sew on my own buttons. Silly me. You guessed it. I still sew on my own buttons 30 years later. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lvmumford Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:15 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly. Much thanks, Linda
