[Nfb-krafters-korner] New Class posted: Knifty Knitter Flower

[AUDREY WELLNER]

Cindy, 
   By "needle felting" I mean, using wool roving in a Knifty Knitter flower mold and needle punching it with an awl, or a special barbed needle to mat the fibers together to form leaves, petals, etc. This is what the craft is called. I don't mean using soap and hot water with agitation like you do for knitted hats and garments to shrink them to a smaller size. If it is a "needle felting" method participants should be extremely careful so as not to stab their fingers, arms, legs, etc with the barbed needles that are necessary to do this project.  That's why when someone wanted to learn this technique I demonstrated at the convention I carefully guided and watched their hands to prevent injury. The needles for needle felting have a distinctive barb on the end to help the wool roving mesh together and are much sharper. They cause far more pain and injury than a regular needle, but without this special needle the fibers are not incorporated. Who
 is the instructor, do you know? 
   Audrey Wellner

--- On Sat, 4/24/10, slery <slerythema at insightbb.com> wrote:


From: slery <slerythema at insightbb.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] New Class posted: Knifty Knitter Flower
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 11:56 PM


Audrey,

I don't think you typically felt the flowers you make with a Knifty Knitter.
You can ask the instructor for more information.

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> AUDREY WELLNER
> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 5:28 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] New Class posted: Knifty 
> Knitter Flower
> 
> 
> Cindy, 
>    Do you know if these the same "felted flowers" from Provo 
> with the molds that I've been demostrating at convention?
>    Audrey Wellner
>    Secretary, Krafters Korner 
> 
> --- On Thu, 4/22/10, Cindy Sheets <slerythema at insightbb.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Cindy Sheets <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] New Class posted: Knifty Knitter Flower
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:39 PM
> 
> 
>  A new class has been posted to the website.
> 
> Please check it out at:
> 
> www.KraftersKorner.org
> 
> Cindy Sheets, Webmistress
> NFB Krafters Division
> 
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