[Community-service] Questions about Sewing.

[Jaquiss, Robert]

Hello Kendra:

     I suggest you post your questions on the NFB-Krafters-Korner list. This list is listed on the nfbnet site. Please note the spelling of krafters and korner.

Regards,

Robert


Robert Jaquiss
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2422
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From: community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra Schaber
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 1:32 PM
To: community-service at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Community-service] Questions about Soing.

Hi everyone:
I am a blind left-handed gardener who is learning how to weave recycled strips of sheets to make rag rugs. I am learning how to make rag rugs to sell in my own small business which once started will be found in the cottige industry. I am a member of a rag rug making gild and my teacher has not worked with a blind person before. I should point out that I am the only blind person in my gild. Since I am a beginner, I am still working out the finer details in weeving the strips together on a hand-made loom. I have to soe the strips of recycled sheets together in order to keep the rug smooth. I have tried to use nots to put the strips together but had to spend three or four hours after my last rug was finished to get the nots out in order to make it flat so that it can go into the market place. Both my teacher and I want me to be as independent with my rag rug making as possable. Since I don't know any person who is blind and who soes strips of favric together, I am sending this message on the mailing lists for anyone who is blind and who knows to soe for advice. I know as a blind person that we often use different ways than sited people to do our normal daily tasks. I believe that soeing is one of those tasks. If you are on the mailing lists and you happen to know a blind person who knows how to soe but that person is not on the mailing list, I give you permition to pass this E Mail onto them as well. To all blind people who knows how to soe, how would I soe as a blind person? Are there techniques that I need to know? If so, can you please tell me what they are? You may either contact me on the mailing list or at my E Mail adress.
My E Mail is:

Baltimore777 at comcast.net<mailto:Baltimore777 at comcast.net>

I would really appriciate this!!!
Kendra Schaber
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