[Nfb-krafters-korner] Cutting and working with fabric shapes

Fri Feb 11 12:17:11 UTC 2011

I have not done a project with fabric yet, but am in the process of cutting 
a star to use as an applique on a pencil bag I made for my son. I think one 
could use the stars, flowers or other shapes on quilts as well? I have 
always found cutting shapes like these from a template difficult, so I was 
thinking of trying this method instead. I have some pinking sheers and 
thought one could use them for cutting, so you will not need to fold under 
the edges of the fabric or to stitch around it with a serger or zigzag 
stitch. I find the pinking sheers difficult to use, though. I have done some 
very basic applique work using decorative stitches on my sewing machine, but 
I don't think it will work well for more intricate shapes like stars or 
flowers?
Lindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the new folks

Lindy,

I was going to ask the same question.  Many thanks for the explanation  on
the cutting stuff.

You mention doing this with fabric, can you tell us what you would do with
the fabric after you cut it?  Is this done to make a special craft?

Do you have and use SKYPE?

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
Blindhands at AOL.com

In a message dated 2/10/2011 12:21:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
stephlin at iafrica.com writes:

Hi  Dixie, and thanks for the welcome. While origami is the term for paper
folding, kirigami involves cutting paper. Paper snowflakes are perhaps one
of the most well-known and easy forms of kirigami. You first fold the  paper
,
say, into quarters and then cut shapes along the edges. When you  open the
paper you will find some kind of design on it. You don't have to  be
precise
with the cutting, though. One can also cut out simple flowers  by first
folding into quarters and there is a method to cut a perfect 5  pointed
star
with one straight cut if you have folded your paper in a  certain way.
Some people also use kirigami techniques with fabric.Now for a  question
from
me. What does spinning involve?
Lindy

-----  Original Message -----
From: "Dixie"  <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and   artists'"
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday,  February 10, 2011 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the  new folks

Hi Lindy,

Welcome. It is nice to have you join  us!

My name is Dixie.  I live in Connecticut.  I enjoy  crochet, macramé,
spinning, beading, and knitting.  I hope some day to  do some quilting.  I
used to sew in my sighted life, and used to help  my mother-in-law design
her
quilt blocks.

So, one day, I will  actually do some hand quilting.  In fact, just the
other
day, I did  find a quilt top for a baby quilt I had started years ago for my
niece when  she was born...  15 years ago!  Think it is time to finished
it?

What exactly is kirigami?

Dixie
~   @-> ~ <-@  ~

-----Original Message-----
From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Lindy van der
Merwe
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 8:50  AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the new folks

Hi to all, and thank  you, Joyce for the welcome.
My name is Lindy, from Cape Town, South Africa.  I do appreciate the
opportunity to join this list and hope to be able to  learn from and share
with you all.
I am a mum of two toddlers, a boy of  5 and a girl of 3 and a half, so I am
always interested in crafts to do  with the kids. Other crafts I like are
sewing, quilting, card making, scrap  booking, origami and kirigami, jewelry
making, beading, mosaic work and  taking and documenting of photos and
videos.
For the past 18 months or  so I have been doing a lot of origami. I have
started the accessible arts  and crafts website at
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/stephlin/
It is  currently mainly focused on origami, but I hope to expand the site
in
future with a special emphasis on easy crafts for blind and  visually
impaired children and/or adults.
Thank you again.
With  kindest regards.
Lindy van der Merwe

From:  <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011  1:09 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the new  folks

>I just would like to extend a welcome to the new folks  that have joined us
> recently.  Please do take time to say Hi and  let us know what type of
> crafting you enjoy.  Tell us where you  live as you might find some of
your
> neighbors here.
>
>  Take time to visit our website at:
>
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.KraftersKorner.org)
> and check out the new classes coming  up.
>
>
>
> Joyce  Kane
>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>  Blindhands at AOL.com
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