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At the ripe young age of 46, my eyesight is getting problematic. Hard to see the small stuff. If I take off my glasses, I can hold my work real close and see the holes BETTER than with my glasses; however, holding anything that close makes my eyes start to cross. My astigmatism just makes it harder. It may be time for bifocals or something.
I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips? --Danny |
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Looks like an excellent tip. Thank you! I just wish I had a local shop with different options to try out before buying. We'll see what the optometrist says as well.
Just a year or so ago, I was able to work 32 count linen and manage 1/4 stitches with no problem. Now I'm working on TW's Celestial Dragon, and it's about to get difficult, and my eyes are crapping out on me! Argh! Leaving out what they might recommend by way of glasses, there are magnifying glasses especially made for stitching. Some go on your hear, some hang round the neck by I used one that clipped on the arm of my stitch holder. It's mostly a question of finding what's best for you. http://www.123stitch.com/Craft_Lights_Magnifiers.html |
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On 05/01/2015 19:31, Danny Breidenbach wrote:
At the ripe young age of 46, my eyesight is getting problematic. Hard to see the small stuff. If I take off my glasses, I can hold my work real close and see the holes BETTER than with my glasses; however, holding anything that close makes my eyes start to cross. My astigmatism just makes it harder. It may be time for bifocals or something. I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips? --Danny I use Mag Eyes. It is a headband and it enables you to look over the top to see TV or anyone you are speaking to. I use mine for embroidery and bead work. Just type Mag Eyes into your search and many places that do them will come up. Shirley -- Shirley www.allcrafts.org.uk |
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On 1/6/2015 9:19 AM, Danny Breidenbach wrote:
Looks like an excellent tip. Thank you! I just wish I had a local shop with different options to try out before buying. We'll see what the optometrist says as well. Just a year or so ago, I was able to work 32 count linen and manage 1/4 stitches with no problem. Now I'm working on TW's Celestial Dragon, and it's about to get difficult, and my eyes are crapping out on me! Argh! Leaving out what they might recommend by way of glasses, there are magnifying glasses especially made for stitching. Some go on your hear, some hang round the neck by I used one that clipped on the arm of my stitch holder. It's mostly a question of finding what's best for you. http://www.123stitch.com/Craft_Lights_Magnifiers.html Danny....I am of the older group ( you can call me Mum since you are younger than my kids.). However, one of the best things I EVER got, and still use is a magnifying lamp. Mine is an old Dazor...probably nearly 20 years old. I find I could stitch with this and the light and magnification truly helped. I am short sighted, but generally take my eyeglasses off for all normal household things. Then starts the great search for Gill"s glasses. I also have astigmatism, but the MD and I have shied away from treating it too much. Anyway, google Dazor lamps....I just love mine! When we travel in the summer it goes in the motorhome with me, although I do very little cross-stitch now. Started quilting!! |
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On 1/6/2015 10:02 PM, Gillian Murray wrote:
On 1/6/2015 9:19 AM, Danny Breidenbach wrote: Looks like an excellent tip. Thank you! I just wish I had a local shop with different options to try out before buying. We'll see what the optometrist says as well. Just a year or so ago, I was able to work 32 count linen and manage 1/4 stitches with no problem. Now I'm working on TW's Celestial Dragon, and it's about to get difficult, and my eyes are crapping out on me! Argh! Leaving out what they might recommend by way of glasses, there are magnifying glasses especially made for stitching. Some go on your hear, some hang round the neck by I used one that clipped on the arm of my stitch holder. It's mostly a question of finding what's best for you. http://www.123stitch.com/Craft_Lights_Magnifiers.html Danny....I am of the older group ( you can call me Mum since you are younger than my kids.). However, one of the best things I EVER got, and still use is a magnifying lamp. Mine is an old Dazor...probably nearly 20 years old. I find I could stitch with this and the light and magnification truly helped. I am short sighted, but generally take my eyeglasses off for all normal household things. Then starts the great search for Gill"s glasses. I also have astigmatism, but the MD and I have shied away from treating it too much. Anyway, google Dazor lamps....I just love mine! When we travel in the summer it goes in the motorhome with me, although I do very little cross-stitch now. Started quilting!! I have one of the magnifiers that hangs around the neck and with a good light that seems to be working so far for me. (I'm like you Gillian, short-sighted.) I do have Mom's Dazor that she bought because of her macular and at some point I'll probably switch to it. She had a friend who had two and swore by them. One in the sunroom and one in the living room. Nancy |
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And I swear by magnifying clip-ons that you attach to your glasses. I have several pairs in different strengths that I use depending on what I'm doing - 28 ct, 40 ct, JE, etc. They flip up so you can see with your regular glasses. (Although if you then put your glasses on top of your head you do resemble Mickey Mouse - LOL) They're small, portable and don't cost much. You can get them. believe it or not, at Cabela's - people use them for tieing fishing flies, as well as most needlework stores.
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Danny Breidenbach wrote:
I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips? You may want to pick up a pair of cheap reading glasses at the drugstore first. My mother had to return her bifocals because she never could learn to walk with them. I tested that concept by putting small readers over my regular glasses and walking through the house, with such disastrous results that I wasn't even going to attempt risking my neck on the stairs. I apparently inherited *something* from my mother. LOL. Now I know, when I'm finally ready to pay real money for reading glasses, that they have to be separate because I can't walk in bifocals. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader/Translator www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 12/15/14 -- Tree Christmas ornament WIP: MLI Gathering of Roses as birth sampler Stitchers Days of Christmas http://www.crossstitchjoy.com/catalo...oducts_id=3865 Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf COPYRIGHT 2014 -- PERMISSION GIVEN TO POST ON USENET AND GOOGLE GROUPS NEWSREADER ONLY, BUT IF FOUND ON TWITTER OR SEWGIRLS/INSPIREPOINT, IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHICH CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT |
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I was like that at first but it wore off. I even was sick to my stomach
from them. Sharon in MN "Karen C" wrote in message ... Danny Breidenbach wrote: I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips? You may want to pick up a pair of cheap reading glasses at the drugstore first. My mother had to return her bifocals because she never could learn to walk with them. I tested that concept by putting small readers over my regular glasses and walking through the house, with such disastrous results that I wasn't even going to attempt risking my neck on the stairs. I apparently inherited *something* from my mother. LOL. Now I know, when I'm finally ready to pay real money for reading glasses, that they have to be separate because I can't walk in bifocals. -- |
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On 1/7/2015 7:57 AM, Nancy Spera wrote:
On 1/6/2015 10:02 PM, Gillian Murray wrote: On 1/6/2015 9:19 AM, Danny Breidenbach wrote: Looks like an excellent tip. Thank you! I just wish I had a local shop with different options to try out before buying. We'll see what the optometrist says as well. Just a year or so ago, I was able to work 32 count linen and manage 1/4 stitches with no problem. Now I'm working on TW's Celestial Dragon, and it's about to get difficult, and my eyes are crapping out on me! Argh! Leaving out what they might recommend by way of glasses, there are magnifying glasses especially made for stitching. Some go on your hear, some hang round the neck by I used one that clipped on the arm of my stitch holder. It's mostly a question of finding what's best for you. http://www.123stitch.com/Craft_Lights_Magnifiers.html Danny....I am of the older group ( you can call me Mum since you are younger than my kids.). However, one of the best things I EVER got, and still use is a magnifying lamp. Mine is an old Dazor...probably nearly 20 years old. I find I could stitch with this and the light and magnification truly helped. I am short sighted, but generally take my eyeglasses off for all normal household things. Then starts the great search for Gill"s glasses. I also have astigmatism, but the MD and I have shied away from treating it too much. Anyway, google Dazor lamps....I just love mine! When we travel in the summer it goes in the motorhome with me, although I do very little cross-stitch now. Started quilting!! I have one of the magnifiers that hangs around the neck and with a good light that seems to be working so far for me. (I'm like you Gillian, short-sighted.) I do have Mom's Dazor that she bought because of her macular and at some point I'll probably switch to it. She had a friend who had two and swore by them. One in the sunroom and one in the living room. Nancy I tried that Nancy, but the boobs got in the way. Probably not a problem that Danny would have. |
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:20:26 -0500, Gillian Murray
wrote: I tried that Nancy, but the boobs got in the way. Probably not a problem that Danny would have. I have to wear custom-made bras, but never had any trouble with my neck-hung magnifier. (Perhaps when they get big enough, the feet of the magnifier can't see them any more?) But it's been years since I took the neck-hung magnifier off its peg; I have a pair of 3.5 dollar-store "readers" beside every sewing machine, in the arm of the sofa, in my little bag of stuff, and in my jeans pocket. (That last is a 3.0 folder for reading six-point purple-on-navy ingredient labels.) I put them on over my prescription glasses and they work just fine -- but folks who see me unexpectedly tend to giggle. -- joy beeson at comcast dot net http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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