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I'd love it if a beadwork teacher one who teaches seed beading could give me a nice critique of my work </div>
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<b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> on behalf of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 3, 2026 10:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> carcione@access.net <carcione@access.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Craft selling tips </div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This sounds like good advice.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you don\u2019t have a very honest person handy, I find Be My AI pretty ruthless. It\u2019s always remarking on dog hair, for instance.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tracy</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Becky Frankeberger via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 3, 2026 10:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Becky Frankeberger <b.butterfly@comcast.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Craft selling tips</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Just a warning. You need someone who will tell you the truth not just pat the little blind girl on the head. I don\u2019t have anyone ruthless like this now.
This is true what I am telling you. If they are not telling you this is odd, why is this tail sticking out, you did not trim the tail you tucked in enough, you have hairs on your piece, they are just patting you on the head. Truly don\u2019t bother with them or
if they are open tell them you want the truth. No one sighted or blind does things perfectly. I bought something from Joyce. I had to send it back, because to my hands it was not finished. I asked my ruthless one and they made me send it back to her. She remade
it but used the same person to check her work, sad face. No one is perfect. My mom who was a very good crochet lady always had her teacher check her work. She was fully sighted and an artist. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Warmly,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Becky adding more to Traci\u2019s list</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" id="OWA9da827da-972d-55ee-8c68-13231f3636ac" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michelle Hyliard via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 3, 2026 5:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" id="OWAb9b6efcb-0e9f-bd73-d51d-d290730b9859" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michelle Hyliard <</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:michellehyliard@gmail.com" id="OWA2a68629e-2251-8757-9596-744e19e71936" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>michellehyliard@gmail.com</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Craft selling tips</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I thoroughly enjoyed and agree with all the selling tips that y\u2019all have given so far I was asked to do some research on selling online and so far it\u2019s pretty disappointing. I think
the wrestling for me to do it\u2019s find out how easily it would be to create a website using ChatGPT to take pictures of my items and maybe talk about them a little bit but I\u2019m lying. I think the best I can do is crochet live while singing and show people. What
are you doing and do similar things on YouTube with links to my website or even sending out an email address to people who are trustworthy for me that seems to be the best option. I also like to carry my crochet backpack wherever I go I\u2019m always crocheting
because I love it and I\u2019m pretty good at it. I make sure to have someone excited look at every piece I make before I attempt to sell it so that I know it is sale or I\u2019m hopefully going to get some help from the women\u2019s course I just yelling because they have
at least one truck show every year. I\u2019ve also gotten books from Ward, the Morrell and audio in from Brookshire. I have one that has 24 patterns for golf items. Reading sheet of heaven was actually kind of creepy, but I can\u2019t wait to start making them as well
as other things. I\u2019m also making Christmas ideas for basically everyone because that\u2019s all I can afford happy crushing all and I wish you all the best.</p>
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On Sep 2, 2026, at 7:20\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" id="OWA0db2558e-5dc3-3a7b-a7b0-2d22ca6e0228" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</u></a></span>>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Becky and Terry had some very good tips for people who want to sell their work. I thought some people might have missed them because of the subject line,
so I put them together and I\u2019m pasting them here under my signature.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I also saved the little doc, so I can add to it if others have more tips.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tracy Carcione</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Becky:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">One of the best ways to sell your crafts is word of mouth. Your family sees how beautiful and neat your work is and wants one or more of your pieces for
themselves or to give as gifts. Sitting, for example, anywhere where you have to wait and some of your pretty scarves happen to be hanging over the side of your bag, plus you are making a pretty scarf will get you noticed. Have cards to hand out for a special
colored scarf. Also have a way to record that person\u2019s order, color, phone number, their name. Be prepared another words. Going to Bible study or lady\u2019s get together, be prepared for comments for and against. Do not take anything personal, be pleasant. Have
a coffee shop nearby, go crochet there and be prepared for orders. Maybe not the first time you are there but be friendly and you will get orders. someone may want to know what you make, aka, what you make well have that thirty second sells pitch ready. Now,
I would not include afghans in my thirty second pitch, just because they take me forever and people are impatient. So you may want to keep them updated on the progress of their order. At the bottom of your emails put a way to get in touch with you, what you
crochet, your choice your beauty, a little ketch phrase</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Crochet with Michelle</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Way to get in touch with you</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Then the ketch phrase</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I had a web site I paid hundreds of dollars. Really truthfully the numbers did not work out. I got more by word of mouth, the bottom of my emails, and
showing what I do in public. Do not put out yourself at junk sales. I put thirty dollars\u2019 worth of yarn alone into one of my ponchos and someone down the row will get there\u2019s from El Cheepy place and sell them for thirty. Not worth my time nor energy. I was
somewhere selling my stuff and the lady down the row had nicer winter scarves then I did. But I did make money with the purses, bags, pretty scarves I make. I made money, not much more then my expenses, so I don\u2019t do those unless I am assured I am the only
one going to be there.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Make sure your stuff does not stink. They don\u2019t stink with perfume, they don\u2019t stink of cat, or in my case don\u2019t stink like my dog. Put your stuff in bags.
Make sure you have someone who cares to look thoroughly at each piece for flaws, animal hairs, color and mark each bag as appropriate, \u201cRed winter scarves.\u201d</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hey Christmas is coming and people want quick gifts they can just pick up. I had a real-estate lady here and she picked up a quilt looking afghan for a
wedding present. I just washed it and laid it out to block. I didn\u2019t even sew on my business name. She handed me a check and I said thank you, smile.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My husband business partner asked if I made baby things. Well he comes from a big Italian family. He spent hundreds of dollars buying things from me. He
wanted an afghan and pillow covers to match his decor in his living room. I found the perfect yarn. He even tipped me he was so pleased with my work.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Just some tips to help your thinking.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Becky </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Terry P:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I used to craft in the lobby, at work, at lunch and make items, like a tissue box, for my desk!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">People saw my work and asked me to design items for them!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">They were surprised that I could craft!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Terry Powers</span></p>
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