<div dir="ltr">yes this is why i liked the kits idea but dont think folks who want free kits will agree. but if you are a crafter or want to learn, there will always be a cost.<div>i dontlike buying yarn on amazon but they have some good prices on safety pins.</div><div>i just got some nice ones. i can look up the brand so people know.</div><div>they are very durable and not the cheapy dollar store ones i find in my local dollar tree.</div><div>i am always surprised at how much plastic beads cost. they are just as expensive as the cheaper glass beads.</div><div>the truth is that prices are going up everywhere. maybe we could set up a way for people to offer extra craft supplies but then shipping would be a cost. so i dont think people are going to get anything for free.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 8:02\u202fAM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-5442790326803800926"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-5442790326803800926WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jolene, you\u2019re right that supplies can cost quite a bit. Maybe we can share lower-cost options.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">When my mother passed, we gave a fair bit of her yarn stash to Goodwill. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I\u2019m part of a cancer support group loosely associated with a local hospital, and they sometimes get yarn donated.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Yarn.com and <a href="http://lionbrandyarn.com" target="_blank">lionbrandyarn.com</a> are always having sales, especially <a href="http://yarn.com" target="_blank">yarn.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knitpicks.com has some less expensive yarn that is nice, and they have sales, too.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Michaels also has some cheaper yarn. Now, sometimes cheap yarn is cheap for a reason, but sometimes it\u2019s nice.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I don\u2019t know low-cost options for beads. I\u2019ve bought them from Amazon and Etsy, but they cost something. I did get a lot, though.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Same with kumihimo and macrame cord.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I appreciated the kits Joyce put together for her pony bead classes. She put all the supplies together, so I only got what I needed in all the right colors. She also listed the supplies, but I would have gotten lots more than I really wanted if I\u2019d bought them all separately.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tracy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jolene Nemeth via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 7, 2026 1:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Jolene Nemeth <<a href="mailto:radar500@gmail.com" target="_blank">radar500@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Ideas<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">lol yes air and sunshine are still free until the government decides to tax them too.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">there havent been any classes which were for anything that required too many supplies since i have joined. so i cannot attest to that. most classes i saw were knitting or similar which only required yarn but even the price of a skein of yarn has doubled in some cases.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 1:22<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">\u202f</span>AM slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"Becky in the stone age writing one or two checks a month, giggle."</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">Becky is indeed in the stone age. 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