[Nfb-krafters-korner] ideas for a bracelet
Gary Brewer
gary.brewer at comcast.net
Sat Oct 23 03:00:52 UTC 2010
Hi Yvonna
Everyone's responses are giving me the encouragement to get busy. So thanks
for your ideas. I have a heart bead that has a hole from top to bottom and
thinking it might make a good marker bead with some small beads to fill up
the stretchy cord.
Henrietta
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From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Yvonne Alaniz
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] ideas for a bracelet
Didn't know they already made such a thing... *smile* nevermind my
suggestion then.
Yvonne
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From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] ideas for a bracelet
> Look into an abacus bracelets. There are a few websites that sell them.
> A
> couple of years ago, Joyce had made a few to sell for the division or
> something like that. You could count up to 99. It was made of 2 wires,
> each with 10 beads on it. One set of 10 beads are smaller then the other.
> There is an elastic loop with beads around it that circle around the 2
> wires
> with the beads on it. You slide the individual beads through the loop.
> One
> of the strands of beads are each worth one point, and the other strand of
> beads are each worth 10. So each time you slide a "1" bead through the
> loop
> you are adding one more to your count. Once you have slid all 9 beads
> through the loop you push them back through the loop to the other side and
> then slide a "10" bead through the loop. This represents 10 points. Now
> each time you slide a "1" bead through the loop, you will be counting from
> 11 to 19. Keep repeating this and you can count up to 99. I'm thinking
> that if you add a third wire with a different type of bead then what is on
> the other 2 wires you could count up to 999.
>
> Annette
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Brewer
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 7:50 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] ideas for a bracelet
>
> Hi Group,
>
> I am trying to make a points bracelet for Weight Watchers. I want to put
> beads for the points I get each day and be able to move them past
> something
> to keep track of whatI eat each day.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have an idea?
>
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