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

Fri Jun 25 17:09:02 UTC 2010

Hello Laura. It is still too early to rule out rejection. I have gotten some 
more light and can see some bright colors if in the right light. My eye is 
getting sensitibe to all the medication. I got a corneal ulcer a few weeks 
ago but it is healed now. I also have glaucoma and iritis which adds more 
problems. Linda Anderson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille was RE: needles

> Hi -- my name is Laura -- I am interested in knowing how things went with
> your corneal transplant. Is rejection a big problem?
> Sorry for the personal question, but you volunteered the information.  I
> hope it improved your vision.
> Happy krafting.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda Anderson" <silkylin at juno.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille was RE: needles
>
>
> Hello Linda. My name is also Linda. I have not been on the list for a 
> while
> as I had a corneal transplant six months ago. I learned Braille when I was
> 50. I am so glad that I did. I also like to have hard copies of material. 
> It
> would be worth your while to learn it. Linda Anderson
> ----- 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 3:36 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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