[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Plastic camvis
Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Terry.Powers at nih.gov
Wed Dec 28 19:01:53 UTC 2011
Looks like I did write you.
See below. I do not remember hearing from you.
Terry P.
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From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:46 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Plastic camvis
Welcome Minh and Hi to Barb, Lindy and all others interested;
My original book, on plastic camvis, was written, with the assistance of Verizon's For The Blind, long ago. I think someone else, looking for the book, discovered that they are no longer around.
Sheron Hooley and I transfered the braille copy of the book, back to text, on the computer. The original book has thermaform diagrams. I added descriptions for these diagrams.
The original book uses numbers for both rows and columns, defining the squares on the camvis. While teaching my first two classes, my students and I have come to a conclusion that it is easier to understand, by defining the squares by using letters and numbers, not just numbers. The extream corner would be A,1 instead of 1,1.
I am willing to teach people in a class, one on one or by even shairing tactual samples. Some learn the best by being able to feal what they are going to accomplish.
Plastic camvis is a form of needle point. It is done on a plastic grid. The big trick with plastic camvis is there are no, yes I said no, knots! You stitch over loose pieces of yarn, along the back of your work, how easy!
It is a combination of different sized stitches and different textured yarns and even chord. I just discovered the sparcle chord, a few months ago and was able to create a sparkling Christmas tree, a sparkiling red heart and a sparkiling white snow flake and more. I love the sparkle chord combined with a yarn background.
You can also feal the difference between chord and yarn.
It is an endless world of creativity. I was thinking of how I might be able to add beads to create decorations on a Christmas tree, but now I found the sparkling chord, my decorated tree has been created! The chord is a bit hard to work with for a beginner. It likes to twist and you have to keep flattening it out for a neet look of your work.
Terry Powers
Theresa L. Powers (Terry)
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