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Les aimants permettent de modifier les vêtements
Tout comme les gens, les vêtements sont de toutes formes et tailles, mais pour les personnes handicapées ou à mobilité réduite en raison de la vieillesse, parfois, les vêtements ordinaires ne conviennent tout simplement pas. Dans des situations comme celle-ci, des vêtements adaptés sont requis.Heureusement, il y a de l'habillage. Une organisation caritative britannique basée à Swindon qui, grâce à leur équipe de couturières extrêmement talentueuses, sont capables d'adapter des vêtements ordinaires pour les personnes de tous âges ou ayant des troubles physiques ou d'apprentissage à une fraction du coût des modifications régulières et en améliorant la plupart des vêtements adaptés sur le marché, ce qui est très fonctionnel et utile, plutôt qu'à la mode.One of many ways Dressability are able to alter clothing is to replace awkward zips and buttons with magnets, which is when they approached umagnets for help.Now, our expertise in clothing alterations goes as far as re-sewing the odd button, but magnets we do know about and we were only too happy to assist. When Sharon Tombs, the manager at Dressability approached us we were able to recommend the ideal product that would make their life, and the lives of their clients much easier; the stitch-in magnet with PVC envelope.
Recently a volunteer seamstress used the stitch-in magnets behind the buttons of a coat for a 91-year-old lady who was having trouble fastening her coat. Sharon said: “These sorts of adaptations make a huge contribution to retaining independence for our elderly clients.”
Another alteration performed by Sharon and the team was to alter a jacket for a wheelchair user who also had limited movement in her upper-body. As you can see the back panel was removed to allow a more comfortable fit and a split put in the back so that the two pieces could be put on separately, with magnets used as the fastening mechanism.
How does the stitch-in magnet work?
Most magnets are incredibly hard so there is no chance of getting a needle and thread through them, and flexible rubber magnets aren’t strong enough for this application. Therefore, umagnets a eu l'idée de placer un puissant disque magnétique en néodyme à l'intérieur d'une enveloppe en PVC transparent, ce qui le rend idéal pour coudre des vêtements ou d'autres textiles.. Livré par paire, deux aimants s'attirent avec une force équivalente à 2,5 kg.umagnets a fait don de cinquante paires de ces aimants vraiment utiles et nous avons été ravis lorsque quelques jours plus tard, la photo ci-dessus a atterri dans notre boîte de réception..Sharon, Gérant chez Dressabilité, explique: « Le pantalon appartient à un jeune homme atteint de paralysie cérébrale qui avait beaucoup de mal à défaire les boutons de son pantalon.. Cette modification lui a permis de conserver son indépendance dans l'habillage et de conserver ses cordons marron préférés.!”Our thanks go to Sharon and the team at Dressability.Dernières mises à jour de nos amis de Dressability…
Here’s the latest update from Sharon and the team.Andy is a client and trustee of Dressability and he is also a journalist working with Channel 4, who will this summer be covering the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Andy’s disability means that he is unable to use a regular zip fly and instead, operates a zip fly from a flexible stick attached to his shoulder. The stick has a strong magnet on the end, which attracts to steel washers on his zip. The use of this device not only gives Andy indepence, it is the difference between him being able to work full time, without the need for a carer. Andy said: “umagnets have helped me more than they probably realise. By supplying Dressability with magnetic attachments for free, the charity’s skilled seamstresses have been able to experiment freely to see how they may improve my independence. I can now use the magnets to help me fasten/unfasten my trousers, which had long been a source of frustration.”Recently a volunteer seamstress used the stitch-in magnets behind the buttons of a coat for a 91-year-old lady who was having trouble fastening her coat. Sharon said: “These sorts of adaptations make a huge contribution to retaining independence for our elderly clients.”
Another alteration performed by Sharon and the team was to alter a jacket for a wheelchair user who also had limited movement in her upper-body. As you can see the back panel was removed to allow a more comfortable fit and a split put in the back so that the two pieces could be put on separately, with magnets used as the fastening mechanism.
