Research Finds Dressmakers Have Good Eyes, And Not Just For Style
In a study of people from a variety of professions, dressmakers were found to have superior 3-D vision. Could their endless hours of delicate handwork be honing eyesight?
Julia Brennan grew up in a family of nearsighted people — so nearsighted that they joked they were blind as bats. She, however, had perfect eyesight.
"Julia can see around corners," her mother would say.
Today, is a textile conservationist in Washington, D.C, and her work involves everything from fixing tiny holes in antique christening dresses in the Brooks Brothers coat President Lincoln had with him the night he was shot.
