[Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves

Mon Nov 24 11:52:42 UTC 2008

That sounds wonderful!  My mother-in-law could really do wonders with the 
plastic canvis.  She used it as a stress release and talked her younger son 
into trying it while he was out to sea with the murchant marine's.  He 
actually made an entire Christmas scene one Christmas deployment.

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: Sunday, November 23, 2008 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves

> I've been heavily into plastic canvas lately. I'm thinking of making a 
> clock for my dad  out of it, but first I have to get shape cutting right.
>
> ----- 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>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves
>
>
>> La;
>> Plastic canvis is a hard plastic grid that people stitch over to make
>> cleanex boxes, coasters and much more.  It is bendable, but can crack if
>> a great deal of pressure is pushed on it.  It is a lot stronger than the
>> grid for latch hooking and the holes are smaller.  There are 2 sizes.
>> Size 7 and 10.  I guess this means the squares per inch.  The squares
>> are easy to feal with your finger or to detect with a size 16 needle.
>> This size will hold yarn.
>> Remind me to mention some of my items on sale day. I can not talk about
>> them now.  Write me directly if you are interested in anything before
>> Christmas.
>> powerst at mail.nih.gov
>>
>> Terry Powers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tribble [mailto:lauraeaves at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:11 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves
>>
>> Hi Terry --
>> What is plastic canvas?  I thought canvas was cloth -- are you referring
>> to a medium for painting or decor rather than sewing?
>> Sorry, I'm not familiar with working on plastic and never heard of
>> plastic canvas.
>> Happy crafting.
>> --le
>>
>> ----- 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>
>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:15 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves
>>
>>
>> La;
>> When I heard canvis, in her message, the first thing I thought of was
>> plastic canvis.  I never thought of regular canvis.  Wonder which one
>> she ment.  Many use felt to decorate regular canvis and beads.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tribble [mailto:lauraeaves at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:38 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves
>>
>> As far as working on canvas, what would you like to do? I have one
>> suggestion -- I think it would be perfectly feasible for a blind person
>> to do it as well as it is easy to feel what you have done. It is yarn
>> embroidery on canvas. I did this back when I had better vision, but for
>> my crafts, I never really used my vision much even though it was better
>> than now. (Now I couldn't see even if I looked -- then I could see
>> enough to pick out some things.)
>>
>> Anyway, back to yarn embroidery, I am thinking of the various techniques
>> to creat leaves and petals on flowers, birds,  etc--very easy to touch
>> with the fingers and tell what you are doing. The only possible hangup
>> would be identifying colors.
>>
>> I especially recommend this as the various stitches create different
>> textures. For example, I got ambitious back in high school when I was so
>> into crafts that I enbroidered a bird on a denim shirt. It was with
>> yarn. I made it so the body and head of the bird were composed of
>> closely embroidered knot stitches so it felt rough to the touch. Then
>> the wings were done in layers of long loop stitches so it was silky and
>> feathery to the touch. The beak and legs and feet were all done with
>> simple straight stitches they were smoothe.  And of course I put a
>> different colored knot for the eye.  Now you might say that a real bird
>> would not have a lumpy mottled texture on its body, but I was aiming for
>> texture that provided some tactile differentiation.
>> I also put a bunch of yarn embroidered flowers on a crocheted purse,
>> which I gave to the neighbor who taught me how to crochet.
>>
>>
>> Oh, but this is so long ago, it's funny talking about it. I only enter
>> this as a suggestion. Again, did you have something else in mind for
>> canvas?
>> --le
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marianne Denning" <mdenning at cinci.rr.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves
>>
>>
>> I am Marianne Denning and currently work as a rehabilitation teacher in
>> Cincinnati, OH.  I enjoy knitting, using the Knifty Knitter and making
>> gifts
>> in a jar.  I would really like to learn beading, weaving and working
>> with
>> canvas.  I have tried some canvas activities but have had some
>> challenges.
>> I began crafting because many of the people I work with enjoy different
>> crafts and it is easier to talk about simple modifications if I know a
>> few
>> crafts.  I enjoy reading the messages on this list and have learned a
>> few
>> things from the messages.
>>
>> Marianne
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:49 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please introduce yourselves
>>
>>
>>>I noticed we have a couple of new folks that have joined the list.  I
>>>would
>>> like to welcome you and please introduce yourself.  Do tell us what
>> type
>>> of
>>> crafting you enjoy and what type of crafting you might like to learn
>>> about.
>>>
>>> We have some upcoming classes available via telephone conference call
>>> which
>>> November 5 a beginners Knitting class and December 6 a Fun Making soap
>>> Class!
>>> The next beading class is in the works without a set beginning date
>> yet.
>>> So pull up your chair and sit back and enjoy the Krafters around
>> here.
>>>
>>> Joyce Kane, President
>>> NFB Krafters Division
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