[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi Greg

Mon Sep 27 14:49:44 UTC 2010

Hi Greg;
I learned plastic canvis from a friend.  She made samples and by fealing them I figured out how she stitched them.  I also would buy samples of items at craft fairs.  I have many paterns, my friend enlarged for me.  The problem is that it shows the canvis and when she enlarged the picture it darkened not only the patern, but the lines for the canvis.  It is very hard for me to tell the two apart, with out straining.  
I wrote a book for virozons For the blind and Sheron Hooley helped me put it on the computer and we edited it and used it for the first plastic canvis class.  
I describe my paterns by using rows and columns, like graph paper.  I can also send a tactual sample for anyone having trouble following a patern.
On sale day, 10/1 or 10/15, I will tell you about the book marks and whozit.  
Write me directly if you want to know, sooner.
Those are our sale days.
Terry Powers 
Terry.powers at nih.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: NCBootman [mailto:ncbootman at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 8:09 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi Greg

Terry,

I would have asked you this offlist but can't figure out what your e-mail address is. The usual way to do latch hook is indeed all one length. This is just an idea that the author of this particular pattern had in mind. I have done a little plastic canvas and want to learn more. I'd love to see your bookmarks and the whozit too. Is there a book or instructions telling us how to do different stitches with the plastic canvas?
Also, my roommate has seen patterns printed on the latch hook canvas. He says it would be impossible to follow without the printed instructions since it is so poorly printed and so much guesswork. So, you did well.

Greg

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From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:45 AM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi Greg

> Hi Greg;
> That is strange.  The one I did as a kid used regular yarn.  It was 
> not thick yarn.  It was a picture of a red bird on a branch, with a 
> white background.  My mom outlined sections and I filled them in.  I 
> tried holding the canvis against a white pillow case to see the 
> patern, but it was just to hard.
> I use the rug yyarn to make tactual designs on my plastic canvis.  I 
> have done the Whozit and letters.  Blind people can feal them.  They 
> are higher up than the background stitches.  I also use it to make 
> braille dots on my book marks.  Surprizingly, it can go through 7 
> count canvis.  These are smaller than the holes on latch hook.  Seven squares per inch.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NCBootman [mailto:ncbootman at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:13 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi Greg
>
> Terry,
>
> I saw a latch hook book called Row Upon Row and it had a checkerboard 
> using short and a little longer yarn for the two colors. I tried using 
> regular worsted weight yarn but need rug yarn which is a little bigger.
> So, will keep at it when I get more yarn.
>
> Thanks for the welcome.
>
> Greg
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:16 AM
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi Greg
>
>> Greg;
>> Are you making your own desigs on the rugs?  The kits I have seen, 
>> already have the yarn precut.  When I made shag pillows, I wound the 
>> yarn around a piece of hard cardboard and cut it once.  My pieces 
>> were a lot longer than you use for latch hooking.
>> Welcome to the group and also welcome to many other newbees I missed 
>> lately.
>>
>> Terry Powers from MD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NCBootman [mailto:ncbootman at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 6:51 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi Greg
>>
>> Hi Everyone. I live in western North Carolina. I'm always doing some 
>> project and often that is crochet. I like simple items and would love 
>> to learn from all of you.
>>
>> I've just started trying to learn to latch hook and haven't got very 
>> far with that. My roommate did figure out a way to help me cut yarn 
>> to the same length and several at a time. Now, I just have to get 
>> some rug yarn and figure out a pattern to use.
>>
>> He is a woodworker and sighted but I'm often called into service to 
>> help with that work too.
>>
>> I learned how to make some really nice paper flowers this summer and 
>> am wanting to learn hook rugs. Now, if I can just find a way to make 
>> enough money back from all of this to continue the obsession!
>>
>> I look forward to getting to know all of you.
>>
>> How do the classes work and the Monday night chat? Maybe I'll learn 
>> all of that when I go to the website.
>>
>> Greg
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>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 11:46 AM
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner]   Hi Greg
>>
>>> Greg,
>>>
>>> Please do introduce yourself and I would like to welcome you to 
>>> Krafters Korner.
>>>
>>> It is good to here that you like to crochet.  We are presently 
>>> having a beginners crochet class going on.
>>>
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>>> We have a lot of different classes that might interest you.
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>>>
>>> Let us know if there is any crafts you would like to learn.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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