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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>How do they compare to the Sizzix machine? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Happy crafting!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 10, 2025 3:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Slery <slerythema@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, basically the same thing different brand. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cindy <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=aqm-original><div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On June 10, 2025 7:10:52 AM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Is a Silhouette like a Cricut?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tracy</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 9, 2025 11:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jolene Nemeth via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> slery <<a href="mailto:slerythema@gmail.com">slerythema@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>I have a silhouette, but it is still in the box because it came before I moved and I don't have my office put together enough to get it out yet.<br><br>Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>On 6/9/2025 4:44 AM, Jolene Nemeth via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>lol now i see why some folks like to glue lego together. i am not sure if i mentioned this but i just got a cricut machine. my friend is going to help me with the inaccessible parts but this one cuts things like leather and felt so it may make some projects easier for me. i am also thinking about making some tactile cards. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>with the different materials this can cut, it will give me a range of text rues to work with.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 12:29</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>\u202f</span><span style='color:black'>AM slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</span></u></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>It might be called a bolero. I know exactly what you are talking about, but not certain of the name either.<br>Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>On 6/7/2025 2:11 PM, Debra Trevino via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I had some green cotton with silk yarn with sparkles and crocheted one purse then made three more using a 10 inch crohook afghan stitch. They all have islet holes around the top with heavy nylon cord shoulder straps. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I don\u2019t know what you call these fasteners but there is a hole in the side with a spring-loaded button on the top so you hold the button down and thread the cord through the hole. When you let go of the button, the spring holds the cord so that the bag stays closed. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>More than you probably wanted to know. If anyone knows what you call that fastener, please let me know. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Blessings,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Deb Trevino </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'><nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org></span></u></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 7, 2025 1:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'><nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org></span></u></a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:carcione@access.net" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'>carcione@access.net</span></u></a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>It\u2019s Successful Saturday! Have you started or finished a project, or achieved a goal? Share it with us and we\u2019ll celebrate with you.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I took Laurie\u2019s beading class last night and learned a different way to use the peyote stitch to make a lovely bracelet or necklace. And, as a bonus, Annie Maxwell told us about her brand-new house, which sounds wonderful. 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