Sew It Simply

Living with a puppy is full of constant introductions of new and exciting things. Recently, we have been trying to reintroduce stuffy toys into the household. This has probably been one of the more challenging things he has been introduced to since "stuffies are just so soft and wonderful to chew on!".

This past week, apparently the little guy figured he was up to the challenge and went and found my Guidedog's favourite stuffy from his bedroom to cuddle with while I was out of ear shot in the shower. He must have been proud of himself because as soon as he saw me he ran and got the stuffy to show me. Seeing how proud he was made it nearly impossible to get at all upset at him for performing what looked like an incomplete appendectomy, so I tried to be easy on him and tell him the hole was not good.

Deciding to give him one more chance while I was watching, I got Mr. Moose out of the toy bin and gave it to him, telling him to be nice since he seems to respond to that word, and watching him cuddle the Moose stuffy. He was doing really well until I went to get a coffee, and in three seconds he had decided that Mr. Moose needed a partial leg amputation. So my tasks for the day went from working on my website, to two emergency stuffy surgeries.

Now I'm well aware that even people with 20/20 vision complain about threading needles, so you are probably asking how on Earth I, as a blind person, thread a needle. Well let me tell you! There are these wonderful needles called self threading needles that make threading a breeze. They look like a regular needle but have a slit on the top of the eye of the needle so that thread can be slipped through. It is a tight fit so the thread won't easily slip back out again and I usually double over my thread so it doesn't pull through the regular eye part of the needle. I have performed many stuffy surgeries thanks to these needles, and my puppies are very thankful for them

Another thing I have found tricky is having somewhere to store my needles and put them down between use and not have them run away on me. I found this needle caddy that also has room to store stick pins or other small pieces in the hidden slide out compartment underneath. The top is magnetic so you can set your needle down on it and don't have to worry about it rolling away, and the magnet has the added benefit of finding needles if they get dropped. This little case has helped me find several needles by running it slowly across the area that I know I dropped the needle and it's magnet grabs the needle if I get close to it.

So while I know that my fingers might end up with some jabs, I might not get the thread colours right, and my sewing lines might not be the straightest, my puppies are thankful that if they get a little too excited with their favourite toy, I have the ability to fix it right up. And they don't care about the mismatched thread, they think it gives their toys some extra character!

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