[Nfb-krafters-korner] please introduce yourself

Mon Jul 6 03:07:19 UTC 2009

Hi Everyone, this is Carol Siegel.
I am sorry that Ken and I wereen't able to attend the NFB Convention.
Hopefully, we will be able to return next year.
Maybe someone, would post and let us know who all came to the meeting 
tonight.
What type of Crafts did they bring and what all happen at the meeting?

I was thinking about you all when the meeting took place.

Sincerely,

Carol Siegel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] please introduce yourself

> Yes and no.  I first take regular full sheets of news paper and roll them 
> up along the longer side and then I twist in my hands, like if you were 
> wringing a rag out.  This makes them firmer/stronger and less likely to 
> rip apart.  I'll keep making them until I fill a paper bag full of them 
> and then they are easy at hand as I coil weave with them.
>
> For the wrapping paper, I use the thicker slick colored ad paper that 
> comes in with the rest of the news paper.  I take single full sheets and 
> fold down along the longer edge about an inch wide, fold it over again, 
> and then cut up against the first folded edge.  If you were to fold this 
> strip back out, you would feel three sections with two folds.  I keep 
> doing this until I have a good stack and then I can get started coiling. 
> This is something you can kind of do a little at a time as you accumulate 
> the slick ad paper. there are many different uses for the paper baskets 
> and they can be recycled when their use is over or they become ragged.
>
> That paper bag wreath also sounds interesting.
>
> 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, July 05, 2009 1:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] please introduce yourself
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>> Hi susan,
>> Is that where you take brown paper bags and roll them tightly and twist 
>> them? I made a wreathe like that once that I actually loved. It was in a 
>> Parenting magazine.  I always save the holiday issues for the next year. 
>> Nothing worse then reading December's magazine with holiday ideas in 
>> January. lol
>>
>> Oh, we were at the convention yesterday. We couldn't scare up any of the 
>> crafters group.  But Carol and I sat at the Krafter's table for a bit and 
>> told people about the group and how wonderful it is.
>>
>> HenriettaAt 01:26 PM 7/5/2009, you wrote:
>>>Henrietta, I've done that for Christmas, but I did the twisted paper 
>>>baskets instead of cording and yarn.  They are also quicker and I needed 
>>>to do eight of them and filled them for friends and family.
>>>
>>>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, July 05, 2009 10:57 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] please introduce yourself
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>>>
>>>>I am with you. I am anxious to learn basket weaving. I did some in 
>>>>elementary school but thought it would be a great thing to do now. what 
>>>>wonderful Christmas gifts.  A homemade basket with home made treats 
>>>>inside.
>>>>
>>>>HenriettaAt 03:04 AM 7/5/2009, you wrote:
>>>>>Hey thanks. Thanks is some I want to learn too. I tried my hand at 
>>>>>basket weaving at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Real simple 
>>>>>stuff too.
>>>>>I still would love to get in to it.
>>>>>Now that I am cleaing out stuff through my local freecycle group and 
>>>>>going to see about collecting some stuff at the same time, I can get a 
>>>>>list of stuff I need for the craft as well.
>>>>>Goodness, what all type of crafts do you all teach?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Portia,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My name is Susan and I live in central Virginia.  I have no doubt that 
>>>>>>you will really like this group and with Joyce's help, I'm hoping to 
>>>>>>teach a class at the end of August for coil basket weaving.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Susan
>>>>>>dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Portia / Robert" 
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>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:22 PM
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hello and my name is Portia. I am from Southern California. I 
>>>>>>>currently knit and always looking for new ideas for tis craft. Joyce 
>>>>>>>told me about this group and invited me. Gave me some idea of how it 
>>>>>>>works. I would like to learn bead work, quilting, oh if I botch this, 
>>>>>>>please forgive me. oragomy as well. And, other craft ideas well.
>>>>>>>And, any techniques that you maight have here.
>>>>>>>thanks again and I am looking forward to meeting others and getting 
>>>>>>>ideas to add to my craftalog.
>>>>>>>Portia
>>>>>>>
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>>>>Henrietta
>>>>~I wish you enough~
>>>>
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>> Henrietta
>> ~I wish you enough~
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