[Nfb-krafters-korner] Canvassing

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Jane;
Didn't I send you a sample coaster?  She could use that patern and make rows of it for the sides of the basket and the bottom and handle.  Use verigated yarn with easter colors and it will be very pretty.  You might want to pick a solid in the verigated color to put it together with and if you want maybe the handle.  Be sure you use the solid for the edging and to put it together and it will look better using a double strand.
Got to go.

Terry
I can help you next week or you can call me at home.  I think you have my number.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Jordan (GMail) [mailto:juanitatighan at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:05 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Canvassing

Hi.  I am late replying, I guess--apologies.  That sounds like a perfect thing to do.  We do Easter around here, and I suspect she'd like something like that. :)  She'd appreciate it even more if she made it herself, or with some help.

Jane

T

On 3/1/2010 10:34 AM, Zimmer, Cindy wrote:
> 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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