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A Bit About My Experience I’ve always found it hard to find the end of a skein of wool, especially the figure-of-eight kind. It feels like a puzzle with no clues. I often end up with a tangled mess, or I pull out a giant clump and have to slowly tease it apart. I think… Read More How to Find the End of a Figure of Eight Skein of Wool and Wind a Ball
Dyslexia, often perceived solely as a learning difficulty, can also bring unique strengths, particularly in creative fields like textiles and fashion design. Many dyslexic designers harness their distinctive perspectives to produce innovative and compelling work. Here are a few notable examples: Bethan Laura Wood Diagnosed with dyslexia in sixth-form college, Bethan Laura Wood is an… Read More Weaving Creativity: Dyslexic Textile Designers Who Are Redefining Fashion
Natural dyeing offers a rewarding creative experience but comes with challenges, particularly in handling yarn post-dyeing. The author shares personal anecdotes about frustrations and valuable lessons learned, including securing hanks to prevent tangling. Recognising neurodivergent traits has aided acceptance of difficulties, underscoring that mistakes enhance the learning journey in this craft.… Read More My Journey with Natural Dyeing: Lessons Learned & Challenges Faced With Learning Difficulties
Spatial awareness refers to a person’s ability to understand and interact with the space around them. It involves perceiving the relationships between objects, distances, and oneself in a three-dimensional environment. For many people, spatial awareness comes naturally, allowing them to navigate, organise, and position objects effectively. However, for people with dyslexia, challenges with spatial awareness… Read More Understanding Spatial Awareness and its Impact on People with Dyslexia
Sewing is often celebrated as a soothing and rewarding hobby, but for someone with dyslexia, it can present unique challenges that go beyond the usual frustrations of stitching and seam ripping. Recently, I decided to take on a seemingly simple project: sewing a zipped pouch. Despite my enthusiasm, the process didn’t go as planned. The… Read More The Trials and Triumphs of Sewing with Dyslexia: My Zipped Pouch Journey
Overcoming Challenges and Gaining Confidence Machine sewing is a rewarding activity that combines creativity and technical skill, but it can also be complex, especially when it comes to following instructions. For individuals with dyslexia, this process of understanding and remembering sewing instructions can be particularly challenging. Dyslexia affects how people process language and remember sequences,… Read More Creating a Strategy with Dyslexia: Successfully Following Instructions for Machine Sewing
Sewing has always fascinated me, despite the challenges that come with it. I have a few unique hurdles that make machine sewing an adventure of its own: I’m left-handed, I have dyslexia, dyspraxia, and a slight squint. All of these factors affect my coordination, spatial perception, and fine motor skills, which can make even the… Read More Navigating Sewing with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Left-Handedness: A Journey of Patience and Perseverance
In a world often designed for the “neurotypical,” it’s easy to overlook the unique ways that neurodivergent individuals perceive, interpret, and express the world around them. But the art world is increasingly embracing neurodivergent perspectives, providing new insights into the human experience and reshaping how we think about creativity. The Guggenheim’s recent exploration of this… Read More Embracing Neurodivergent Perspectives through Art
The word “Neurodiverse” refers to a group of people whose members are neurodivergent. Neurodiversity means an “approach to education and ability that supports the fact that various neurological conditions are the effect of normal changes and variations in the human genome.” ADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia, and Dyslexia “fall within a spectrum of “Neurodiversity” and are all… Read More Neurodiversity – What is it?
Rachel Bakewell 