[Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's chat

[eileen SCRIVANI]

Terry:

I also have a bead loom and seem to recall a few other people on the list 
saying they have them, but can't remember who.  Anyway, the bead loom allows 
a person to weave using the fine nymo type thread to create the warp and and 
either a comb type or set up or small coil spring creates the correct 
spacing of these warp threads.  The warp creates tracks of threads and then 
you thread on however many beads you like and push the beads into the track. 
When you make your return pass with your large eye needle through the beads, 
that will lock the beads into position.

Using a loom you can make bands of beads with what ever colors you like. 
Then either sew or glue the beads onto some kind of backing or whatever you 
want to do with them.  The bead loom is a native American Indian craft and 
looms can range at the very simplest for ball-park of $10 and then they go 
up into the hundreds of dollars.   I have what is called a "Bear Cub" loom 
and paid around $30-ish.  You can search in google for bead loom if you want 
to find out some additional info and get ideas on pricing.  I've seen a 
child's type of toy set on amazon.com for around $10.

Eileen
----- Original Message ----- 
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: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's chat


> Sorry for being away for a while.  I have been under the weather with 
> muscle spazums and more.  The meds about nocked me out.
> HTH.


> Are these socks, like bed slippers, or are they real socks, done with a 
> thin needle.
>
> Can someone explain what Laurie was talking about when she wrote about her 
> beading loom.  I never heard of such a thing.
>
> Was anyone interested in wrap around bracelets?
>
> Any idea where you can find magnetic beads?  They make nice magnetic 
> necklaces or wrap around bracelets.
>
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krafters Korner [mailto:KraftersKorner at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 3:42 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's chat
>
> Well the chat just ended with lots of laughter and discussion.
>
> We talked about our New Year's resolutions for our crafting. We decided 
> that buying yarn without a project or plan, even if it is wonderful or a 
> good sale, is not real smart. But then we discussed just how much yarn to 
> buy when we come across those have to have sales. lol
>
> We talked about finishing one project before starting another. But I 
> mentioned that i would like to have a couple things going, such as a dish 
> cloth that is easy to take and do and a larger project by my rocker.
>
> We also talked about the sock class that Joyce plans on teaching in 
> February.
>
> I don't think we solved the yarn problems of the world. But all four of us 
> agree that our projects will continue during 2010.
>
> Henrietta
> ~I wish you enough~
>
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> Posted By Krafters Korner to NFB Krafters Korner at 1/05/2010 03:39:00 PM 
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