[Nfb-krafters-korner] Can anyone help with the correct name for this craft?

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
I never thought of trying to crochet with all the tubing Jim had the last 
few months of his life.  It was all clear, too.
Thanks
Lauren
----- 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, May 16, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Can anyone help with the correct name for 
this craft?


> Hi Valery,
> Well, my husband is on oxygen and we have extra tubing from all kinds of 
> equiptment around here. I tried knitting with it and it looked cute but 
> was hard to do.  Your craft might just work with this tubing. Trouble is, 
> we only have clear.
>
> HenriettaAt 06:36 PM 5/16/2009, you wrote:
>>Hello to all, I am wondering if anyone might know what the name of this
>>particular craft might be?  Years ago, my aunt used to do craft work using
>>pieces of plastic coloured tubing that had been cut on some little machine
>>in identical lengths. From this tubing she made table place mats with
>>colourful designs, covered wine bottles made circular mats and a host of
>>other things. Does anyone know if the materials are still available for 
>>this
>>craft and, the cutter etc and what is the craft called? I've tried asking,
>>but no one seems to know of it in our craft group, I'm assuming my aunt 
>>had
>>graphs or patterns to follow for the designs on the picture pieces, though
>>the wine bottles were one or two colours only. The place mate she used to
>>make were floral patterns  and very much appreciated as they were so easy 
>>to
>>clean. . Valerie
>>
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> Henrietta
> ~I wish you enough~
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