[Nfb-krafters-korner] Canvassing

[Zimmer, Cindy]

Jane,
How about having her make her own Easter Basket (if that fits with your religious beliefs)?  They have plastic canvas in different colors.  She can cut the canvas to size having the 4 sides all the same height and cutting a bottom.  Take yarn on a craft needle and sew the edges together.  You can use a thin strip of canvas to create a handle for the basket.  They turn out very cute and by using the colored canvas you can use the same or contrasting colors etc.  

Cindy 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jane Jordan (GMail)
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:07 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Canvassing

Hi there. I am going shopping sometime next week for craft supplies.  My 
daughter liked doing potholders on her loom, but she is getting bored 
with them.  She's only five.  She wants to learn to knit, but I am not 
ready to teach her that yet.  Then I thought of the plastic where you 
can put stitches in and make things.  She likes to create, so I thought 
it would be fun for her to decide what she wants to make and then do 
it.  But how do I get her to that point with canvas?  Do I just buy 
some, give her some yarn, a large needle, and see what she does, or is 
there a set of patterns  shewill be able to look at and follow?  Any 
thoughts on this welcome.  I kind of enjoy doing that, but I'm not good 
at making straight rows; yuou'd think it would be easy with all the 
holes right there, but no; I always get crooked lines.  Anyhow, thoughts 
on this kind of project would be appreciated.  Myself, I'm just snagging 
all the yarn I can.

Jane



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