[Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?

Mon Dec 1 12:50:07 UTC 2008

Joseli;
You sure are brave, using a knife to cut the canvis.  Is it like a
pocket knife? 

Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: joseli Walter [mailto:joseli at thezoolady.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:13 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?

I have several pairs of folding scissors and they have their place too,
but the knife does give a cleaner edge.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?

> Get some of those 2 or 3 inch folding or not, sizzers at the craft
> store.  They are great.  The state of Iowa sells them at national and
> you might be able to get them to mail you a pair or two.  I have a
> bunch.  I still get friends to cut mine, because I have epelepsi and
my
> hands are a bit shaky, but not to shaky to do the stitching!
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: joseli Walter [mailto:joseli at thezoolady.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:06 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>
> you should see the mess I've been making with plastic canvas and an
> exacto knife. now my friends know why I keep Band-Aids and
disinfectant
> in my craft kit!
> Ok, so I don't cut my fingers often, but usually when I do I do a good
> job of it.
> I'm geting good at getting the shapes I want with the knife though, so
> it's been fun.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>
>
>> Rhonda;
>> You can!  That is sort of like the patern in my booklet.  If you can
>> find a method to label your yarn, you can do fine.  I just need to
> tutch
>> up my instructions and I will let you know when I am ready.  Things
> are
>> busy catching up after being sick and also the holidays.  What is
neet
>> about plastic canvis is that you can feal the hols and bars with your
>> fingers and the needle.  I only use what little site I have for
> telling
>> most of my colors.  Some day I will have to go to labeling them.  I
> also
>> have a portfolio  of some of my work.  One is tactual and the other
is
>> actual pictures.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rhonda Brantley [mailto:blindlady88 at embarqmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:54 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>>
>> I used to do plastic canvas but haven't in a very long time. not sure
>> how it would go without any vision. but I used to make geometric
>> patterns like a checkerboard or a dark and boarder with say 5 or 10
> rows
>> and then a light color inside the boarder with the same number of
rows
>> decreasing until you end up with a small square or rectangle. good
for
>> placemats and  coasters just a beginning idea . now I feel like
> grabbing
>> a sheet or 2 next time I'm at walmart.
>> Just to see if I can still do it.
>> Rhonda
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>>
>>
>>> That sure is intreaging!  I can imagine, a flat piece for the foot
>>> board, a flat piece for the head board and one for the bed itself.
> Is
>>
>>> that how you did it?  How did you design it.  I would never have
>>> thought of making furnature.  I had once thought of making braille
>>> alphabet blocks, but it would be very time consuming for the cost!
>>>
>>> Terry
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: joseli Walter [mailto:joseli at thezoolady.net]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:05 AM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>>>
>>> I've already made a small doll bed and it's really cute.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sharon Hooley" <shooley2 at q.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:03 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>>>
>>>
>>>> The thing I like about plastic canvas is that you can be so
creative
>>> with
>>>> it, designing and building your own boxes, coasters, and other
> useful
>>
>>>> items you might think of, without worrying if things are straight
or
>>> not.
>>>> I call this guided creativity; you're creative, but you're guided
> for
>>
>>>> precision.  I like to measure how big I want something by counting
>>>> the
>>>
>>>> "holes" around an object, or just decide how long and wide I want
>>> things
>>>> to be.
>>>>
>>>> Sharon
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:42 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> There is bound to be something out there.  Yet, the only thing I
>>>>> have
>>>
>>>>> found is mainly kits.  I have only done the basics with the
canvice
>>> so
>>>>> far, but since there are an ample amount of supplies to be found,
>>> there
>>>>> has to be instructions and patterns somewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> Susan Roe
>>>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "joseli Walter" <joseli at thezoolady.net>
>>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:32 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas patterns?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> is there any place to get patterns for plastic canvas that I can
>>> use?
>>>>>> I'm interested in just about anything, but lately I've been
trying
>>> for
>>>>>> doll furniture and animals shapes.
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