[Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.

Wed Dec 23 12:10:27 UTC 2009

Way to go Terry.
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From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.


>I sure agree!  I usually end a bracelet with a fresh mind and then string 
>another.  It takes more consintration to end one and make sure you do 
>everything right, knots and threading and cutting with out cutting the 
>thread of the original item, how hard!
>
> Terry
> Thanks to Laurie and Henrietta, I have goten a lot of coments on my work.
> I might even be making one for the lady at my bank, my first real sale, if 
> it goes through.  I mean bead sale.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marianne [mailto:mdenning at cinci.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:51 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.
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> I know what you mean.  It seems like a really mess up a lot with crafts if 
> I am pressured.  Crafting is a new hobby for me.  I did not get into any 
> crafts until I was in my 40's so I still have to think about them.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 3:58 PM
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>> Marianne:
>>
>> No matter how many, its always a very nice gift to get something hand
>> made. A gift of your time and talents are always appreciated by people.
>> I'm sure your students will love the hats and the scarf.  Two weeks
>> ago, which was one week prior to my prayer shawls Christmas dinner,
>> one of the women brought up the subject of doing a gift exchange.  I
>> was getting worried that it was going to be a matter of bringing 
>> something hand made.
>> If they would have brought the subject up in November I think I would
>> have voted for it. I was relieved that others in the group didn't want
>> to do any type of exchange this year. We just had our dinner out
>> together. Whew, what a relief!  I don't mind making small gifts, but
>> need a lot of lead time to get my act together.
>>
>> Eileen
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Marianne" <mdenning at cinci.rr.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.
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>>
>>>I am knitting a hat for each girl I teach at school.  That is only
>>>two.  I used the Quaker ribbed knit pattern.  I am also knitting a
>>>scarf.  I haven't had much time for crafting this fall.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>>> To: "Nfb-krafters-korner" <Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:10 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What Crafty Gifts Are You Making.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Folks:
>>>>
>>>> Annette's description of her mug cozy's for presents got me curious.
>>>> So what hand-crafted gifts are you or have you been working on to
>>>> give out as presents this year?  I'll start ...
>>>>
>>>> Last week, I started making a baby hoodie for my niece's 6 month old.
>>>> He's a big boy so I'm making the sweater sized for an 18-month old.
>>>> I got the pattern as a free down load through Red Heart.  It's
>>>> called "Baby's First Holiday Hoodie."  Of course, I'm not using the
>>>> called for yarn, but am trying for the first time, Herrschner's
>>>> worsted weight wool in a pretty shade of red.  The wool is very nice
>>>> and the knitting is going fast.  I just finished the hood and still
>>>> need to get the sleeves done.  I hope to get all of this done by
>>>> tomorrow night then can wash& block it on Thursday morning and ready
>>>> in time for Friday!  And, of course, I can never just work the
>>>> pattern as indicated, so am working it in one-piece from the bottom
>>>> up.  At the shoulders I do a three-needle bind off.  For the hood,
>>>> picked up stitches around the neck edge and knit back and forth and
>>>> will do another 3-needle bind off at the top of the hood for the
>>>> seam.  Then all I have to do is knit the sleeves by picking up
>>>> around the arm holes and knitting downwards.  Wish me luck since I
>>>> will need to get this done quick.  I always wait to the very last
>>>> minute to decide to do this type of thing ... one of these days I'll
>>>> learn!  If it comes out well I'll make the next larger size for his
>>>> 2 year old brother, but that will not be ready for Christmas ...
>>>> maybe his second birthday at the end of January.
>>>>
>>>> Merry Christmas to all.
>>>>
>>>> Eileen
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