[Nfb-krafters-korner] pliars for crimping

Sun Jun 27 13:29:54 UTC 2010

I don't know if mine are long or short, it does not say on the literature on 
the internet or with the product. They are just called 5inch chain nose 
pliers. I love them. OK, I am not going to be talking about these pliers any 
more here...I am getting carried away. laugh
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] pliars for crimping


>I have the short nose pliers for crimping but i use the longer ones with 
>wire and cahain.
> ----- 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 15, 2010 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] pliars for crimping
>
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>> Can you tell which kind of pliers to buy. There are several there on that 
>> site. Short or long nose? What is best to get?
>>
>>
>> Lynda Lambert
>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>> www.lyndalambert.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beads and stuff Linda
>>
>>
>>> www.fusionbeads.com it has free shipping and no minimum order.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 7:49 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beads and stuff Linda
>>>
>>>
>>>>I would love a class in August on using the crimper, etc. I would love 
>>>>to be able to finish my jewelry by myself instead of waiting and only 
>>>>getting it done about 2 times a year by daughters who live far away. 
>>>>Where can we buy the itmes you have suggested? I will get them and be 
>>>>ready for August. Lynda
>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>>>> www.lyndalambert.com
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:30 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beads and stuff Linda
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have had a few requests on how to use a crimping tool so perhaps we 
>>>>>can make that an upcoming class for august. I use a pair of regular 
>>>>>chain nose pliers to attach crimps, jump rings, clasps, split rings, 
>>>>>etc. There is a crimp on the market that is really good for one who 
>>>>>uses chain nose pliers. it is called the tornado crimp and it is easy 
>>>>>for blind people to feel where the jaws of the plier are going when you 
>>>>>close them around the crimp bead and it makes  a nice smooth edge 
>>>>>around the crimp bead and doesn't flatten the bead out so it looks 
>>>>>clean and professional looking. The othe raccessible tool I use if you 
>>>>>haven't discovered them is a Big Eye Needle. Basically, they look like 
>>>>>2 strands of wire soldared together at both ends and the middle 
>>>>>seperates. You insert your thread, push the n thread down into the end 
>>>>>of the needle and allow the needle to close. I have used them 
>>>>>successfully on multiple passes through size 6 8 9 10 11 delicas and 
>>>>>sometimes 15 charlotts but not very much. .
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 3:43 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beads and stuff Linda
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Joyce,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On my website:
>>>>>> The pottery was done since sight loss.
>>>>>> The paintings done before sight loss.
>>>>>> Jewelry, mostly done before sight loss but a few were done since 
>>>>>> sight loss.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do not know how to finish off a nceklace - I can do the beading of 
>>>>>> larger beads but cannot finish anything as I don't know how to use 
>>>>>> the crimper tool.  My daughters have finished things for me and they 
>>>>>> do not live near me so I can only get them done a couple times a year 
>>>>>> when I visit them. I work until I have a lot of things done except 
>>>>>> for the clasps, then take them all with me when I visit daughters and 
>>>>>> they finish them up. I really want to be able to do them myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have some peripheral vision, no central vision. I can tell where I 
>>>>>> am in the room, and can see light, but no detail of anything. I can 
>>>>>> only see things if there is strong contrast and it has to be 
>>>>>> something large. Like walking in a snowstorm that is very gray. Every 
>>>>>> thing is a blurr for me. On the 10 levels of blindness, I am at level 
>>>>>> 9, next to total blindness I was told it is called "profound sight 
>>>>>> loss" by the dr.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cabachons are stones made from any gem or semi-precious gem stone, 
>>>>>> but they are flat on one side and lay flat on the surface. There is 
>>>>>> no hole in them. You have to do beadwork all around them and secure 
>>>>>> them to the surface with certain stitchwork.  It is called "capturing 
>>>>>> the stone." I do this first in my design, capturing any cabs that I 
>>>>>> am putting on the surface. Then, after each cab is captured, the 
>>>>>> design work around the stones is done. It is called "encrusted 
>>>>>> beadwork" and is a medieval technique. I had been doing research on 
>>>>>> this kind of work when on Sabbatical, and lost my sight when I was 
>>>>>> 1/2 way through the Sabbatical. This is what I want to do once again, 
>>>>>> I am crazy about this kind of work. It is very complex and heavy, 
>>>>>> done in layers. The entire surface is covered completely with 
>>>>>> beadworking. No bit of the surface shows, only the beading. I love 
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The things I sell at the festivals are my current work - all done 
>>>>>> since sight loss - pottery and jewelry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>>>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 8:50 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beads and stuff Linda
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What is gem stone cabachons ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Linda so is the work on your website and jewelry work done by you 
>>>>>>> before or
>>>>>>> after you went blind?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you have any sight at all?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is the things you are selling at the craft shows your current work?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joyce
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