Tactile sewing system and methods of use
OwnerTammy L. Roussellinventor
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Abstract
The tactile sewing system comprises a plurality of fabric pieces with tactile guides that enable the blind, visually and otherwise impaired to independently hand sew fabric using their sense of touch. The tactile sewing system generally comprises a plurality of fabric pieces, each having a tactile border strip defining a tactile edge of the fabric piece whereby the tactile edge can be used by a user to tactilely guide the sewing of a seam at the edge without the need to visually guide the sewing of the seam. In some embodiments, the tactile sewing system is configured in a kit comprising components such as a needle and thread.
Claims20
A tactile sewing system to tactilely guide a user to create a joint of a product pattern, said tactile sewing system comprises:
- a first fabric piece and a second fabric piece each having at least one attachable edge, a right side and a wrong side;
- a first tactile border strip and a second tactile border strip;
- the first tactile border strip coupled to the wrong side and proximal to the at least one attachable edge of the first fabric piece;
- the first tactile border strip generally covering a portion of the first fabric piece and together defining a first piece trim section extending along the at least one attachable edge of the first fabric piece;
- the second tactile border strip coupled to the wrong side and proximal to the at least one attachable edge of the second fabric piece;
- the second tactile border strip generally covering a portion of the second fabric piece and together defining a second piece trim section extending along the at least one attachable edge of the second fabric piece;
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- the first piece trim section and the second piece trim section configured to provide a tactile means for a user to mate the first piece trim section and the second piece trim section to form a joint of a product pattern.
A tactile sewing kit, the kit comprising:
- a first fabric piece and a second fabric piece each having at least one attachable edge, a right side and a wrong side;
- a first tactile border strip and a second tactile border strip;
- the first tactile border strip coupled to the wrong side and proximal to the at least one attachable edge of the first fabric piece;
- the first tactile border strip generally covering a portion of the first fabric piece and together defining a first piece trim section extending along the at least one attachable edge of the first fabric piece;
- the second tactile border strip coupled to the wrong side and proximal to the at least one attachable edge of the second fabric piece;
- the second tactile border strip generally covering a portion of the second fabric piece and together defining a second piece trim section extending along the at least one attachable edge of the second fabric piece;
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- the first piece trim section and the second piece trim section configured to provide a tactile means for a user to mate the first piece trim section and the second piece trim section to form a joint of a product pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.