[Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about Macrame Belt Project.

[Eileen Scrivani]

Laura:

Louis has loaned me a wood clamp which is called an "Easy, One Handed 
Clamp."  I am useing  the clamp to anchor the cords onto the foot board of 
the bed.  Before putting the clamp on, I first taped down the 2 center 
cords, then set the two outer strands out and taped them in place so I would 
have the colors laid out correctly.  For color 1  on the two strings, at the 
very ends of those cords, I put little over-handed knots so I know what 
color I'm working with.

Then for the very long pieces, I had Louis cut up a dowel for me in about 6 
inch pieces (I think you can use a knitting needle or maybe a DPN) and I 
wound the long ends around the dowel.  Its not perfect but keeps the long 
cords more manageable.  I had talked with Joe and he said the Dowels could 
not be used because  then I could not go through the loops, but I keep those 
loops very loose & large and only tighten them up after I get the cord & 
dowel through them.  So that is why I am wondering if I am doing this 
correctly or not.  I forget, do you have any vision left?  When I get this 
finished I will take a picture and post so will appreciate knowing if I am 
doing it the correct way.  If it lloks bad, then tell me the truth, I want 
to know if its on track or not.  My back is killing me from leaning over 
this work for a good part of the day, so have packed it away for the night.

Happy Birthday to your mom!

Eileen




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From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 5:06 PM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about Macrame Belt Project.

> Hi Eileen -- well actually this is a narrow belt. I considered doing the
> wider version of the square knot belt -- a different pattern altogether --
> but since this was a beginner class I didn't want to have it take too long
> to get into.
> If you don't like the belt that thin, remember that since it is thin, you
> can actually make the knotted part long enough to go the full length of 
> the
> cords and then tie the belt in the knotted part.  When I first proposed 
> the
> class I pictured the belt being of thick heavy twine that wouldn't do well
> being tied in front like that, but with smaller cord you can do that.
>
> Anyway, I hope last night got a few people started.  If I were to do it
> again I would have asked people to bring a set of rubber bands to tie each
> of the long strands of cord so they would be  easy to work with.
> I for one never got to tie any knots -- I was having too much problem with
> my long strands of cord wrapping around my wheelchair wheels.  Bet you 
> never
> knew the teacher's belt was a tangled mess! *smile*  At least I knew the
> pattern well enough to describe it without doing it.
>
> I hope a lot of people sign up for the next belt class.  This will use a
> completely different knot, and a lot of beads.  Only one color cord is
> necessary, and the beads should be a complimentary color.  I plan to start
> out the belt a little differently and will post preparation instructions
> before the class so everyone is on the same page when we start.
>
> Happy belting! (and don't get all tied up in knots!!!*smile*)
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: <Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 2:36 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about Macrame Belt Project.
>
>
> Hi Laura:
>
> I've been working on the belt, not sure I'm doing it correctly and have a
> question.  Approximately how wide a piece will this belt work out to be?
> I'm using 4 strands of 4MM cord and am estimating that what I am making is
> approx 1 inch or even a little smaller.  Does this sound right to you?
>
> Eileen
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