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

Thu Jan 7 17:29:57 UTC 2010

I'll have to find them in some of my stored craft stuff.  We are working on 
the craft room and a guest room at the same time.  My husband is in a do it 
yourself mood and I don't like to get him side tract.  As soon as I find 
them, I'll let you know.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's chat

> Susan,
>
> Would you be willing to share the name of some of these books? I think I'd
> like to try this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Roe
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:13 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's 
> chat
>
>
> Hi Terry,
>
> I also have a beed loom using a coil spring to aline my virtical threads. 
> I
>
> got mine several years ago from a Native American shop in Virginia Beach.
> You use seed beeds with it and I also have several pattern books with
> specific beed patterns from several tribes across the United States.  One 
> of
>
> my "one of these days" projects is to go jumbo with one of these beed
> patterns and make my own beeds out of the air dry clay, larger of course,
> using rawhide cords for my virtical strands and either a black or clear
> heavy pound fishing string for the horizontal weaving and come up with a
> wall tapistry for our log cabin.  Like I said, one of these days.  LOL
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's 
> chat
>
>
>> 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~
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted By Krafters Korner to NFB Krafters Korner at 1/05/2010
>>> 03:39:00 PM
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