[Nfb-krafters-korner] Re Great directions for making a slip knot

Fri Apr 30 04:54:33 UTC 2010

Laura, 
   If I can help you find supplies you need, let me know. I'll do my best to locate them for you. 

--- On Thu, 4/29/10, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Re Great directions for making a slip knot
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 10:52 PM

Hi Audrey and all --
I agree with the observation that sighted craft teachers aren't always able 
or even willing to try and tailor instruction for the benefit of someone who 
is visually impaired. I have had mixed experience. I went to one crafting 
activity a number of years back in which the instructor did her best to 
verbalize what needed to be done. I had no trouble picking up the craft. In 
fact I wanted to do it here for the krafters korner, except i couldn't find 
the supplies online.
A few years later I attended another crafting activity and got the most cold 
reaction from the woman teaching.  She said bluntly that there was not 
accomodation for me and she couldn't be expected to stop everything and show 
me how to do it.  Now I understand there are demands on a person teaching, 
but really -- this was a class on making wreaths and swags out of fresh 
boughs. All that was required was to tie the branches to a frame with some 
wire and then decorate it.
I could feel the resentment when I came in though.  Very odd. I felt more 
sad than offended.  She was just stressed out over this project and I threw 
a monkey rench into the mix.
oh well.  Can't judge.  Maybe we can't expect the world to always 
accomodate, but there should be avenues open to participate in activities.

I need to visit the website, but I'm afraid I'll sign up for more classes 
than I have time for.
Take care.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AUDREY WELLNER" <rencraft at snet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Re Great directions for making a slip 
knot

Carol and Dixie,
As you state - it's not easy to describe something like this. This is 
exactly why Krafter's Korners was started. A site to go to to try out your 
skills for becoming a craft teacher. Helping you gain the confidence to know 
that you can become excellent craft teachers by having to write minute 
descriptions of how to accurately describe a set of instructions for your 
particular craft. Or just a place to work out how to handle a pesky crafting 
problem a fellow crafter might be able to help you with.
You don't realize how much more talented you are than regular sighted 
teachers. A sighted teacher is not prepared to think out the number of steps 
it takes for someone who can't see pictures to learn how to achieve a task, 
the problems associated with working and adapting equipment to create your 
art or understanding how to write one step to follow the next to overcome 
these hurdles.
Joyce and I often spoke of this process during the second year of Krafters 
Korner. I often stated how insensitive a regular teacher is to knowing how 
to accomplish these nuances.
So after the struggle of thinking out your instructions the next step is to 
step up and teach a class on line and share your talent. You'll know if your 
instructions are well thought out if you get repeat requests from your 
fellow crafters. Now you can have the confidence to go out in your area and 
teach a class locally to make some extra money for yourself or perhaps start 
your own boutique. Maybe there are a few members out there who have already 
started a business that would like to walk us through the process, perhaps a 
how to get started on Etsy or Ebay.
Give thanks to all the wonderful people who have already stepped up to bring 
you the classes you are enjoying and we look forward to having some newbies 
get their feet wet and jump in with a preliminary trial class with Joyce 
before launching their talents.
Also don't forget our talented webmistress, Cindy Sheets who has been 
plugging away by herself to get everything organized on the great web site 
she built for us. And Laurie for launching all of the free telephone 
conference lines to keep us all connected.
Crafts are fun and you all have a world of knowledge to share.
Happy Crafting
Audrey Wellner, Secretary
NFB Krafters Korner

--- On Thu, 4/29/10, Carol Osmar <osmarc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: Carol Osmar <osmarc at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Directions for making a slip knot
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 7:01 PM

Dixie, I think you did a good job but I couldn't quite follow what you mean 
in number 3. When I make a slip knot I wrap the string around the first two 
fingers. I would like to hear from someone who doesn't know how to make the 
knot already.

It's not easy to discribe something like this, is it. I guess that is why 
the books always rely on pictures.

Carol
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:17 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Directions for making a slip knot

> Directions to make a slip knot.
>
> 1. With your left hand pinch the short end of a string about 3 inches up
> the string, between your thumb and pointer finger. With the other fingers
> on your left hand hold the short end of the string against the palm of 
> your
> hand.
> 2. With your right hand, Wrap the long end of the string around the back 
> of
> your pointer finger on the left hand , cross over the section of the 
> string
> you are holding on to.
> 3. Push the string up against the finger and under the string that is
> wrapped around it, past where the string crosses on your finger. 4. Pull a
> bended piece, or loop, of string up through that section that is wrapped
> around your pointer finger.
> 5. Holding onto that loop, pull the string off your finger and tighten the
> knot with your short end.
> 6. You should now have a knot, above the knot is a loop, below the knot 
> are
> 2 lengths, the short end and the long end.
> 7. To test the slip knot, Pull on the loop, it should enlarge the loop by
> feeding string through the knot from the long end of the string . Also, if
> you tug on the long end of the string, it will decrease the size of the
> loop. . If you pull both the short and the long end, the knot will come
> completely out of the string.
>
>
> You'll have to tell me how these directions work for you. I have never
> written out knot directions before. Thanks!
>
> Dixie
>
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