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[Blindhands at aol.com]

Does anyone know any blind folks that knit on a knitting machine?   There had 
been some others seeking out information regarding this.
 
I really wanted to purchase a knitting machine and found the machine and a  
teacher within an hour away from my home.  I got a driver to take me up  there 
for my first lesson and I believe the teacher just did not know what to do  
with me.  Now I do know something about knitting machines, but not  much.  I had 
gotten a few circular sock machines that aare antiques and had  figured out 
and made some socks on them.  I had been told that I approached  this kinda 
backwards as the antique machines were made about 100 years ago and  the modern 
knitting machines are much easier to work with.
 
After my first class on the knitting machine, I hadn't gotten as far as I  
hoped to, but I scheduled another appointment near the holiday last year.   The 
teacher contacted me and told me she really did not think I could do it and  
canceled the appointment.  I asked about the machine I was suppose to  purchase 
and she told me she had someone interested.  She told me she did  not realize 
that I wanted to do different projects with the knitting Machines  like 
sweaters, handbags and 2 color design work.  Well that is what the  machine I was 
purchasing was suppose to do.  I believe she was more  intimidated by my 
blindness and after I came for the lesson she did not want to  deal with it.  She 
had told me a friend of hers had a daughter that was  blind and taught her how 
to use the machine and would get advise from her.   When I went there she told 
me she had spoken to the lady and she was all set to  teach me.
 
Discrimination comes in all forms for us.
 
Joyce
Blindhands at aol.com



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Does anyone know any blind folks that knit on a knitting machine?  There had been some others seeking out information regarding this.
 
I really wanted to purchase a knitting machine and found the machine and a teacher within an hour away from my home.  I got a driver to take me up there for my first lesson and I believe the teacher just did not know what to do with me.  Now I do know something about knitting machines, but not much.  I had gotten a few circular sock machines that aare antiques and had figured out and made some socks on them.  I had been told that I approached this kinda backwards as the antique machines were made about 100 years ago and the modern knitting machines are much easier to work with.
 
After my first class on the knitting machine, I hadn't gotten as far as I hoped to, but I scheduled another appointment near the holiday last year.  The teacher contacted me and told me she really did not think I could do it and canceled the appointment.  I asked about the machine I was suppose to purchase and she told me she had someone interested.  She told me she did not realize that I wanted to do different projects with the knitting Machines like sweaters, handbags and 2 color design work.  Well that is what the machine I was purchasing was suppose to do.  I believe she was more intimidated by my blindness and after I came for the lesson she did not want to deal with it.  She had told me a friend of hers had a daughter that was blind and taught her how to use the machine and would get advise from her.  When I went there she told me she had spoken to the lady and she was all set to teach me.
 
Discrimination comes in all forms for us.
 
Joyce
Blindhands at aol.com
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