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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi everyone: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My E Mail is: </FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:Baltimore777@comcast.net">Baltimore777@comcast.net</A>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I would really appriciate this!!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kendra Schaber </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>