How to make an eye patch

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My daughter was born with exotropia, so we've dealt with surgery, eye patches & glasses for 10 years now. I figured since she has to patch her strong eye every day I should at least make her a cute eye patch instead of the black store bought ones. For this patch I decided to use two different colors, so she could have a different color on the backside. I used her dress up pirate patch as a template because it is smaller and fits her eye better. She also doesn't like it when the eye patch…

Recently, my friend's Doctor perscribed her an eye patch to wear. Its black, bulky look was none too pleasing to my friend, nor was the fit. Feeling sympathetic to her situation, I asked her if I might try and make her a patch more "fitting" to her style and needs. She complied and willingly gave me one of her current eye patches from which to make a pattern from. I disassembled her original patch and laid it out on thick, recycled card stock. I traced around it and and cut it out--making…

Every young imagination needs a pirate patch for the occassional adventure at sea. Learn how to make a DIY pirate eye patch in this quick, easy tutorial. Just a couple scraps of felt, a little

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Now that we are (hopefully!) reaching the end of our patching regime in five short weeks, I thought I'd share the tutorial for making our eye patches. With the rate that we lose them, I'll probably still make half a dozen more though... Some details about the patches: They consist of three layers (snazzy outer fabric, mid to heavyweight inner fabric, and soft flannel lining). The snazzy layer is self-explanatory, the inner layer is to give the patch some rigidity and also block out light…

Did you know you can make your own eye patches at home? And it's actually easier than you think! These DIY eye patches are made from only 2 ingredients, and I'm ready to bet you already own them! They're fully customizable, and they're beyond perfect for a quiet movie night - either alone or with friends. Click to find out how to craft them!

I can finally use up all those SCRAPS! This is really, really easy, and I request right off the top that you yoink this, make these, sell these, and do whatever you can to make having to wear an eye-patch less depressing and more comfortable for people (including children) who MUST wear them. …

s really quick to cut out and sew. You could easily make a whole batch of these for birthday party favors. There is so little to sew (on...