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Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast
of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet... I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left hand that she receives any kind of sensory input. She grasps things that she finds interesting. One toy in particular she loves to play with is a nylon covered ball suspended fron her bed. The other is a bag of balls that the bag is made like those you buy onions in. What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cindy |
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Cindy wrote:
Thanks Kate! Somehow I knew I could count on your great input The quilting group is a great idea, one I would have never thought of, as I always come here when I am stuck for ideas! We quilters are very resourceful and imaginative! Lots of the group make quilts and blankies for kids, both as personal and family projects and for charities like Linus. LOTS of good ideas there. Be sure to emphasize that colour is less important than the tactile side of this one. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? For this type of application, the flag/kite nylon at most fabric stores should work just fine. Kate's already pointed you to a list of online sources, though. Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Less sturdy fabrics can be backed with cotton to provide durability/stability. Poke around at your local fabric store. Close your eyes and run your hands over the bolt. Some of the stores around here have fabric with appliqued ruffles or heavy embroidery. Puckered or pleated fabric might be good, too. Satin, denim, upholstery fabric, faux suede. Dotted chenille. (Many quilt stores have precut fat quarters of minky brand chenille in various textures.) -- Jenn Ridley : |
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I made stuffed animals out of old chenille bedspreads that kids love to rub
on their faces and stroke with their little hands. I find them (the bed spreads, not the kids) at garage sales, the middle is usually worn smooth but there's a lot of good fabric around the edges. Corduroy, different sized 'wales' in different directions. You can get packages of the little "safety eyes" you put on children's stuffed toys and make a bumpy square filled with them on the quilt, too. Cut squares of old sweaters, lots of textures there depending on what they are made of. What a great idea for a quilt for little fingers to feel. Those soft net type loofa things might fun. Good luck! Val wrote in message oups.com... Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet... I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left hand that she receives any kind of sensory input. She grasps things that she finds interesting. One toy in particular she loves to play with is a nylon covered ball suspended fron her bed. The other is a bag of balls that the bag is made like those you buy onions in. What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cindy |
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Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet... I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left hand that she receives any kind of sensory input. She grasps things that she finds interesting. One toy in particular she loves to play with is a nylon covered ball suspended fron her bed. The other is a bag of balls that the bag is made like those you buy onions in. What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cindy If I were doing that, I would hit a thrift store or rummage sale and feel my way through the clothing, looking (feeling) for interesting textures. If you hit a rummage sale late in the day, you can usually get a bagful of whatever for a flat rate. You don't care about size, color, overall condition - you just want usable pieces to cut to include. Sewers' scrap is another good source. Not quilters, I don't think, because everything would feel pretty much the same. People who do weddings would have interesting textured pieces. This all reminds me of the balls I used to make for my babies, with all sorts of colors and textures for them to experience. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ http://stores.ebay.com/Sound-FuryRecords |
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I'd look into the swatch sets that some mail-order fabric stores sell. Joy Beeson -- http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ -- needlework http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange joy beeson at comcast dot net |
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In article .com,
" wrote: Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet... I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left hand that she receives any kind of sensory input. She grasps things that she finds interesting. One toy in particular she loves to play with is a nylon covered ball suspended fron her bed. The other is a bag of balls that the bag is made like those you buy onions in. What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cindy I'm kind of curious about the context in which you're working. A school, hospital or institutional setting? And what is the nature of your work with children with disabilities? -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake, Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI, Shakespeare) |
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Phae,
I work as a nurse in home health. I travel from client to client being kept in the home. All of these clients are on state and federal health care plans which don't pay for any of the extras and many times don't even pay for the necessities either. Most of the family are literally tapped out financially due to the high costs of raising such children. Many of these children have extreme mental retardation, cerebral palsy, seizures, blindness/deafness, have to be fed through tubes placed in their abdomens, paralysis ect ect.....(I say 'children' even though many are in their 20's, being small of stature, and mental age of between 0- 2years.) The one that brought up this idea is a client who is blind and deaf, her right hand is contracted and her whole world is received through what she can feel and grasp in her left hand. She is bed bound as we are fighting with the state/federal agencies to get her a wheelchair , which, in their infinite "wisdom", they have denied. Her family is wonderful to work with . I wanted to surprise them with this little gift: ) On the same idea path I was thinking of getting some inexpensive washcloths and serging some sensory type fabrics to one side that could be used individually. Again I apologize for the brain not functioning as yet. I tend to do most of my emailing early in the am before leaving for work. Cindy "Phaedrine" wrote in message ... In article .com, " wrote: Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet... I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left hand that she receives any kind of sensory input. She grasps things that she finds interesting. One toy in particular she loves to play with is a nylon covered ball suspended fron her bed. The other is a bag of balls that the bag is made like those you buy onions in. What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cindy I'm kind of curious about the context in which you're working. A school, hospital or institutional setting? And what is the nature of your work with children with disabilities? -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake, Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI, Shakespeare) |
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It was not my intent to be rude and I admire your dedication. But I really wondered which settings were failing to provide adequate services and giving you so little support. Educational, hospital and institutional settings should all have occupational therapists, skilled in sensory-motor integration, who would know exactly what works best with children with sensory deficits. Pursuant to the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) in the US, the children you describe would almost certainly be eligible for Early Childhood programs and, in some States, Infant and Toddler programs. Such programs should have the types of therapies you describe as related services and, in the early years, are usually implemented with parental participation. In addition to humanistic concerns, we've known for decades that appropriate early therapeutic and educational services almost always mitigate the need for later, incredibly expensive (as well as dehumanizing) institutionalization for almost all but a fraction of a percent of persons with disabilities. Others here have given you the information you require so I will merely say that it really angers me that in this day of alleged "no child left behind", we are finding a dramatic increase in reliance on people of good will such as you (charity) instead of providing what the law required as early as 1975. And at the same time that some States are outlawing abortion or even actively discussing outlawing birth control, women who give birth to damaged babies are being given less and less help. No I am not promoting abortion--- just commenting on the irony of the situation. The measure of a society is how it treats its old and disabled. It's a damn shame, Cindy, you can't get the support you and your young charges require. Our leadership is failing the more vulnerable among us. Phae In article , "Cindy" wrote: Phae, I work as a nurse in home health. I travel from client to client being kept in the home. All of these clients are on state and federal health care plans which don't pay for any of the extras and many times don't even pay for the necessities either. Most of the family are literally tapped out financially due to the high costs of raising such children. Many of these children have extreme mental retardation, cerebral palsy, seizures, blindness/deafness, have to be fed through tubes placed in their abdomens, paralysis ect ect.....(I say 'children' even though many are in their 20's, being small of stature, and mental age of between 0- 2years.) The one that brought up this idea is a client who is blind and deaf, her right hand is contracted and her whole world is received through what she can feel and grasp in her left hand. She is bed bound as we are fighting with the state/federal agencies to get her a wheelchair , which, in their infinite "wisdom", they have denied. Her family is wonderful to work with . I wanted to surprise them with this little gift: ) On the same idea path I was thinking of getting some inexpensive washcloths and serging some sensory type fabrics to one side that could be used individually. Again I apologize for the brain not functioning as yet. I tend to do most of my emailing early in the am before leaving for work. "Phaedrine" wrote in message ... In article .com, " wrote: Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet... I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left hand that she receives any kind of sensory input. She grasps things that she finds interesting. One toy in particular she loves to play with is a nylon covered ball suspended fron her bed. The other is a bag of balls that the bag is made like those you buy onions in. What I would like to do is make her a blanket that has many types of materials that she can 'feel' . First, I would like to find some nylon, the type used in flags. Anyone know of a good online store for this? Second, any suggestions as to other material to add into this blanket? It must be able to withstand multiple washings. I was thinking some penne velvet, and fleece but I am at a loss after that. I would like to add something like tulle, but I didnt think it would stand up to the use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cindy I'm kind of curious about the context in which you're working. A school, hospital or institutional setting? And what is the nature of your work with children with disabilities? -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake, Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI, Shakespeare) |
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