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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>When I insert my Barber cord, I put a tapestry needle into the end of the barber cord, point end in and eye end out. I slide all my stitches onto the cable of my circular needle, so they have the most space in the stitches to weave through. Then I weave the eye end through the stitches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>This of course means that the stitches have to be at least something knit on a 4 or 5 to have large enough stitches to fit this through.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>If the stitches are knit on something smaller than that I would definitely use the 000 circular needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Inserting a lifeline is definitely tedious, but after that next row is knit, it is reassuring.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Dixie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2618\ufe0f \u2618\ufe0f \u2618\ufe0f \u2618\ufe0f<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸 🌷</span><span style='font-family:system-ui;color:#081C2A;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸🌷 🌸🌷<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D79C2;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JOL.2.23.NIV"><span style='color:#3D79C2;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Joel 2:23 (NIV)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#121212;mso-ligatures:none'>Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><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;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 22, 2026 8:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> carcione@access.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Lovette.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Yes, I have a can of barber cord. It is nice. This time I decided to use a cable instead. The cable seems thinner than the barber cord I have. But perhaps I\u2019ll try the cord when I move my lifeline to the next place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>It was a little easier putting in the cable than the cord, because I just screwed a thin needle onto the cable end and slid the needle through the stitches. With the cord, I either have to jam a double-point into the cord end, or poke the cord through the stitches one or 2 at a time. Maybe I\u2019m missing a trick with the cord?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy<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;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 21, 2026 6:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Lovette Yewchan <<a href="mailto:lyewchan@gmail.com">lyewchan@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have you heard of barber?<span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is a spull of flexible stuff and even if you get it in your knitting, it seems to slide out nicely.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You can buy it on Amazon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think the first row after a lifeline just is a little difficult.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lovette<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 21, 2026, at 10:46\u202fAM, Dixie via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Unfortunately, that is the downside of lifelines.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>The only other thing I can suggest is using a 000 40\u201d circular needle as your lifeline. As it is finer, it will take up less room in those stitches.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Dixie</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2618\ufe0f</span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2618\ufe0f</span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2618\ufe0f</span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2618\ufe0f</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸</span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌷</span><span style='font-family:system-ui;color:#081C2A;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸🌷</span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸🌷</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D79C2;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JOL.2.23.NIV"><span style='color:#3D79C2;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Joel 2:23 (NIV)</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#121212;mso-ligatures:none'>Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 21, 2026 9:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Annette reminded me that a lifeline is a very good idea when working with even simple lace, so I put one in my Kanak shawl, but knitting back on the row with the lifeline was very tight. Is there a way to put in a lifeline without making knitting the next row difficult?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I used a free cable for my lifeline, so it\u2019s not real thick, but thick enough to tighten things up on the next row.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lyewchan%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lyewchan%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>