[Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille was RE: needles

Wed Jun 23 22:49:54 UTC 2010

I did have 15 weeks of it at the school I went to for Personal Adjustment to 
Blindness. Then, I did Course I through Hadley. I started Course 2, but 
after doing a couple of lessons, I quit. It was so time intensive, and I 
just felt like I would never use it for anything.

Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille was RE: needles

> Lynda:
>
> I'm in complete agreement with Cindy & Terry.  I learned Braille when I 
> was 18 years old after having lost my sight & having been totally sighted. 
> Today, I could not live without it on a number of different levels.  So, 
> if there is not any type of physical/nerve problem that is preventing you 
> from learning it give it a try.  When I work on my knitting patterns of a 
> more complex design there is nothing like having a hard copy printout that 
> I can keep referring back to.  If a pattern is simple then I can get away 
> with listening to it being read by a notetaker or Victor Reader Stream, 
> but if it has a more intricate stitch pattern or patterns & lots of 
> shaping I need a hard copy.  Besides, its more comfortable when I put my 
> feet up in bed, put on a talking book, take out my knitting and have a 
> Braille print out to confirm directions on than having to switch my 
> listening mode to another file or device to hear knitting instructions 
> read to me.
>
> If you have any way of learning Braille even just Grade 1 try it.  When I 
> learned how to read & write Braille I was totally fascinated by it.  It 
> was like learning a new language.  It only took me about 6 months to learn 
> both grades 1 & 2 and how to both read and write it.
>
> . If you get Braille skills under your belt there is absolutely no reason 
> why you will not be able to go back to all the types of patterns you used 
> to like knitting before loosing your sight.  Don't let anyone tell you it 
> is difficult or that you can't learn it.  It is as complicated as you want 
> to make it and since it is a very logical system I have no doubt that you 
> will catch on quickly.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Eileen
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 4:09 PM
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille was RE:  needles
>
>> Ah, Lynda. Braille works amazingly well with electronics. As a very 
>> visual
>> learner, I find it so much easier to "read" something in braille that I 
>> need
>> to know specifics on than it is to listen to it.
>>
>> I currently braille out my patterns for knitting. I cut apart each of the
>> lines and keep them on a ring that I can flip through. A paper clip marks
>> which line I am on in case I drop them or they flip around in my bag.
>> Personally, I would go crazy if I had to knit listening to an audio 
>> version
>> of the pattern.
>>
>> Cindy S.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> River Woman
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:26 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>>
>>>
>>> Eileen,
>>> Mostly, it is when I have dropped a stitch that I get messed
>>> up and have not
>>> been able to recover it. Then, I take it to the gym where my
>>> friend fixes it
>>> for me. I do want to be able to do this again by myself. I gave up on
>>> Braille as I just do not see it as something that I need to
>>> do. I learned
>>> the alpahabet and then took course 1 through Hadley, and then
>>> into course 2
>>> decided it was a waste of my time since I do everything with
>>> electronics. Lynda Lynda Lambert River Road Studio, Since
>>> 1976 www.lyndalambert.com
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:56 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>>
>>>
>>> >I had partial sight for a very long time, but I was never
>>> able to see
>>> >well  enough to see knitting when I learned it -- so I guess
>>> I got used to using
>>> > touch to know what I was doing.   If you practice, it isn't
>>> hard to feel
>>> > what is going on.  I consider myself very visual as I visualize the
>>> > stitches
>>> > in my mind, but I identify them by touch.
>>> > I'm sure you can do it it (I'm a lousy braille reader, and
>>> I have a hard
>>> > time identify tactile graphics and pictures, but with
>>> knitting, I know
>>> > what
>>> > it is supposed to look like, and so it isn't hard to find
>>> where I am and
>>> > what needs to be done.)
>>> >
>>> > Happy krafting.
>>> > --le
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>> > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:39 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hi Eileen,
>>> > I have been an avid knitter for many years, since about 8
>>> years old.
>>> > But since my sight loss, I have not ventured into the hard
>>> stuff, as I
>>> > do not know how to FIX a mistake and have to take it to a
>>> friend for
>>> > help. Before , I used to be able to fix most anyting, but
>>> not now. So,
>>> > I need to begin to be more adventurous and this will get me going.
>>> >
>>> > I live in a rural area, no local yarn shops - closest one
>>> is 30 miles
>>> > away.
>>> > I will probably order one on line.
>>> > Do you have a date for the class - so I can put it on my
>>> calendar. And, if
>>> > I
>>> > need to do anything before the class to be prepared, please
>>> let me know.
>>> > When will we sign up for the class, do you know?
>>> >
>>> > Lynda
>>> > Lynda Lambert
>>> > River Road Studio, Since 1976
>>> > www.lyndalambert.com
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>>> > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:11 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Lynda:
>>> >>
>>> >> You can sometimes get the size 000 needles at local yarn
>>> shops, but
>>> >> they might have to special order them for you.  They are
>>> used mostly
>>> >> for lace knitting and with very fine yarn so I suppose
>>> this frightens
>>> >> a lot of people away from them.  I suppose to that since they
>>> >> probably aren't huge sellers yarn shops don't normaly
>>> stock them.  If
>>> >> your local yarn shop can't get them then go through
>>> Pattern Works.
>>> >> We will not actually be knitting with them, but I find
>>> them to be a
>>> >> useful tool in a number of ways.
>>> >>
>>> >> Eileen
>>> >>
>>> >> --------------------------------------------------
>>> >> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>> >> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:55 AM
>>> >> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> >> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>> >>
>>> >>> Size 000, OH My Word!  That is downright frightening. I am up for
>>> >>> it...haha. Will get the needls and thatns for the heads up in
>>> >>> advance. Lynda
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Lynda Lambert
>>> >>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>>> >>> www.lyndalambert.com
>>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> >>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:18 AM
>>> >>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>>I know I am jumping the gun here, but Eileen is giving a class in
>>> >>>>September  on how to do a life line.  Patternworks does have the
>>> >>>>needle she is  suggesting and I thought if anyone was
>>> poking around
>>> >>>>a yarn shop this  summer and
>>> >>>> wanted to check picking one of these up I would give you
>>> the info:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Abbey 40 inch circular needle size 000   price is: $18
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Joyce  Kane
>>> >>>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>> >>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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