[Nfb-krafters-korner] How are your baskets coming?

[Susan Roe]

Hi Henrietta,

Try the handle on your next basket and good luck with your son noticeing the 
candy basket.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How are your baskets coming?


> Hi Susan,
> Oh, that sounds like a workable way to make an over the basket handle.  My 
> basket is sitting on the night stand in my guest room. Our Son, Joe, is 
> coming this week for an overnight on his way up north.  I have some candy 
> in the basket, we'll see if he notices it. LIke I said, the yarn was not 
> to nice looking so I might get a :"where did you get that ugly basket". 
> But then I can make him look at the workmanship. lol
>
> Thanks again
> HenriettaAt 05:16 AM 8/23/2009, you wrote:
>>Hi Henrietta,
>>
>>Yes, you can make handles that way.  You can do an over the top handle by 
>>wrapping the handle all the way across, ankoring it on the other side to 
>>two rows, turning and wrapping back across and ankoring it along the 
>>initial handle row according to pattern wraps.  Do this back and forth, 
>>ankoring on either end of the basket until it is the thickness you want.
>>
>>Good job!
>>
>>susan
>>dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer" 
>><gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:13 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How are your baskets coming?
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I am sure you are all tired of hearing about my basket.  but since it is 
>>>less then perfect now, I decided to add handles.
>>>
>>>I made a loop about three inces wide on each end. I wrapped the loop on 
>>>the first trip around. did the rest of the row and then did like the 
>>>beginning with the patern.  Now, I think it needs three trips around to 
>>>hold well. Is this anything like a set of handles should be made?  What 
>>>about one over the top handle?
>>>
>>>Mine is aobut six inches across, it is about four inches deep. Very much 
>>>cereal bowl size.  I had just a small ball of yarn. Yes, it is plastic 
>>>coated clothes line. But the next one will be my husbands used oxygen 
>>>hose. It is fifty feet long. Should make something.  And in Carol's 
>>>words, "then it can be washed". lol
>>>
>>>Henrietta
>>>
>>>At 03:22 PM 8/22/2009, you wrote:
>>>>Well I only have noticed one comment about the progress of those 
>>>>baskets.
>>>>So how far have all of you gotten?  Let us know what shape  you ended up
>>>>with and did you make a basket, coaster, hot plate or what?
>>>>
>>>>What colors are you working with and did you use the plastic clothes 
>>>>line
>>>>or what?
>>>>
>>>>We want progress reports!
>>>>
>>>>Joyce
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>>>Henrietta
>>>~I wish you enough~
>>>
>>>
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> Henrietta
> ~I wish you enough~
>
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