[Nfb-krafters-korner] Supplies for beading class

[Carol Osmar]

Terry, my husband couldn't find a size on the package of clasps I 
bought either.  I just hope they work.
Carol

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" 
<powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:02:44 -0500
>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Supplies for beading class


>Laurie and others;
>I went to Michaels to get some clasps and tried to find some 
glass
>beads.  All the clasps did not have the mm markings.  I finally 
got some
>about the size of the end of my first finger.  I finally got 
another
>person to help me with the beads.  We finally, with a lot of 
looking,
>found some black and red round glass beads.  It is so hard to buy 
since
>you can not feal them and know what size you are getting.  She 
opened a
>few, to let me feal a few.
>When I got home, to the shock of my life, I opened the black 
beads and
>started to put them in a zip lock bag.  To my shock, they were 
not all
>the same size.  Why?  This is very disterbing.  Now I have to use
>plastic beads, after all that hard work and I got them on sale.
>Will this happen if you order on line.
>Laurie, Can you give us a compairison of mm sizes to real items.  
You
>said 2.5 mm clasts, so I do not know if I got ones to big or not.  
We
>had 2 packs and I just asked witch were bigger and took the 
larger.
>See you tonight.
>I have a friend that does beading.  If I learn this trade, maybe 
she can
>train me on how to buy beads.

>Buy for now.

>Terry

>Theresa L.  Powers (Terry)
>Grants Clerk
>Tobacco Control Research Branch
>NIH/NCI/DCCPS/BRP/TCRB/DEAS
>6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7337
>EPN 4039B
>Bethesda, MD 20892-7337

>Rockville, MD 20852-7337 (express mail)

>Phone: 301-496-8584
>FAX: 301-496-8675
>E-mail: powerst at mail.nih.gov


>_______________________________________________
>Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet
org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
for Nfb-krafters-korner:
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.
org/osmarc%40sbcglobal.net