[NFB-Blind-Crafters] FW: [accesscrafts] FW: Approved yarns
terrypowers59 at gmail.com
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From: accesscrafts at groups.io <accesscrafts at groups.io> On Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via Groups.Io
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Subject: [accesscrafts] FW: Approved yarns
From: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 1:50 PM
To: 'ncbootman at gmail.com' <ncbootman at gmail.com <mailto:ncbootman at gmail.com> >
Subject: FW: Approved yarns
From: Cathy Irish <cathy.irish at gmail.com <mailto:cathy.irish at gmail.com> >
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:28 PM
To: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] <terry.powers at nih.gov <mailto:terry.powers at nih.gov> >
Subject: Approved yarns
Their list is attached. The pattern I sent calls for a worsted weight yarn. Unfortunately, this list is not organized by yarn weight, but they do separate out the yarns you can find in craft stores (right hand side of the list) from those found in specialty stores (left side). Looks like the emphasis is on soft and that acrylic yarn is fine. Two yarns that I recognize as worsted and ones that you might find in JoAnn’s or Michaels are Red Heart Soft and Caron Simply Soft. I see a couple of cotton blends on the list, but straight cotton probably isn’t considered to be soft enough.
https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/55bfc37944fdd10d2d36ecee/5bc77025829b4d2c568dd9f8_Required%20Yarn%20List%2010%252F17%252F2018.pdf
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