[Nfb-krafters-korner] Other Looms ...

Fri Jan 15 17:19:31 UTC 2010

I do, I have 3 or 4 different sizes.  I also have 5 rectangular looms as 
well.  I am very interested in the triangle looms too.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zimmer, Cindy" <cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 7:33 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Other Looms ...

> I have worked a lot on the circle knitting looms like the Knifty Knitter. 
> Does anyone use this product?
>
> Thanks,
> Cindy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry 
> (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:10 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bead Looms ...
>
> You all have me comfused, now.  I was away for a while, sick and am trying 
> to catch up.  When you did the hairpin lace project, did you actually use 
> a beading loom, like you are talking about?  It sounds like you have not 
> done a loom class, yet, but that is what I thought that lace clase was all 
> about and it started this topic.
>
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurie Porter [mailto:freespirit1 at tds.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:57 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bead Looms ...
>
> Susan:
>
> That sounds interestingI've always used the loom for seed beading, but 
> never thought of using  it for larger beads. Off the top of my head, I'm 
> thinking that you would have to space the warp far apart enough to 
> accomodate the width of the beads. I wonder too, if you use raw hide for 
> the worp threads, whether it's suppleness when stretched tight could 
> effect the tension. You got me thinking about other types of worps to play 
> with like hemp threads for example. Also, do your native american pattern 
> books have word charts?
> There are tons of native american designs with word charts at 
> www.bead-patterns .com. There is enough stuff there to keep a loom beader 
> going til rapture.
>
> I also would like to know when you did your loom pieces, what you did with 
> the worp threads once the piece was done. I thought if I did a basic bead 
> looming class that I would teach how to use the worps at the bottom for 
> adding fringe so that you'd only have to weave in the top worp threads. I 
> think weaving those worp threads back into the piece will be the most 
> challenging for beginners, and I guess that's why I hadn't done a loom 
> piece in years.  Larger beads with wider spaces between worps might be a 
> good way for beginner blind students to get a feeling for it. It's easy to 
> accidentally  pick up 2 warp threads when they are so spaced  so closely 
> together.  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bead Looms ...
>
>
>> Well, the rawhide my husband used in the past was gotten from Tandy
>> Leather. Now, I know they use to have catalogs and at one time were
>> actually on-line, but I don't know what's available now.  Like I said,
>> the project I've been dreaming of is one of these days.
>>
>> It would not be done on a traditional beed loom.  I would see if my
>> sister, who wood carves, could carve me two different 3 foot short
>> stafs from trees on the farm, with Native American or nature
>> depictions on the top and bottom 6 inches of each piece.  They would
>> represent the top and bottom of a loom frame.  The rawhide cord, like
>> a shoe string, would run from pole to pole virtically.  The air dried
>> beeds, approximately the width of a dime and maybe 1/4 inch wide,
>> would be painted whatever colors I'd need and then woven just the same
>> as on the beed loom.  It would not require increases or decreases, the
>> pattern would remain within the number of virtical rows.
>>
>> The books I have are specific to Native American patterns and they go
>> line by line as you weave from top to bottom.  When I get my hands on
>> the books again, I will post the names and authors.  I'm not sure if
>> they could be scanned because there are a lot of pictures.  My husband
>> and sister read 90% of my patterns and I either braille them or type
>> them into my computer.  I have put them on tape as well.
>>
>> this project will take a lot of prep work because of making the beeds
>> from the air dry clay and getting my sister to carve the posts.  She
>> charges $50 for her carved canes and walking stafs.  Well worth the 
>> money.
>>
>> 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: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:20 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bead Looms ...
>>
>>
>>> Hi Susan:
>>>
>>> A few questions about the patterns & the cords you use.  I like the
>>> idea of using rawhide for the loom, but don't recall ever having come
>>> across them during my on-line searches.  Well, maybe I did but wasn't
>>> thinking about them for use on the loom.  Are the cords sold on-line?
>>> If so, do you have the web address?
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh yes, are you also using any type of specific thickness of the
>>> cords for loom projects?
>>>
>>> second, regarding your Native American pattern books, are they books
>>> that you can scan, or does someone have to read the patterns to you?
>>> Can you recommend any titles?  I already have the "Beading On A Loom
>>> Book" by Don Pierce and its a good beginning point that describes
>>> making a loom, warping and then weaving along with increases & 
>>> decreases.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:12 AM
>>> 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~
>>>>>>
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