[Nfb-krafters-korner] VI/Blind and crafting

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Barb,
 
We have a "For Sale Day" on the first and the fifteenth of each  month.  I 
encourage folks to advertise their handmade items and their  crafting 
supplies that they would like to find new homes for.  So stay  tuned the 15th is 
next Saturday.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/8/2011 9:37:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
barbwire59 at gmail.com writes:

Has  anyone tried rug hooking? The plastic canvas might of interest. I'll 
have  to figure out a way to separate and organize the different colors.
Name  some more, lol am making a list of some things I might be interested 
in  
then see if small kits are available to "try it out"
Am signed up for  the safety pin beading class starting Tue. night.

Yes the thinking cap  is swirling around up there.
Susan, I like your try it till mastered  technique and never thought about 
others maybe sharing some extras or  pieces leftover.


Barb
'Just living is not enough,' said the  butterfly, 'one must have sunshine, 
freedom and a little flower.' ~ Hans  Christian Anderson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe"  <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists"  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011  11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] VI/Blind and  crafting


> Also, if you just pick one something you want to try,  maybe someone here 
> on the list have extra stuff that they can either  give/loan/sell to you 
as 
> they help you with that  craft.
>
> Fortunately or maybe unFortunately, if I pick a craft I  really want to 
> learn/conker, I don't stop until I have done just  that.  That is how I 
> learned crow hooking and stick  weaving.  The stick weaving was thanks to 
> Carla (I think) and  the crow hooking was thanks to my sister reading the 
> instructions  over and over to me while I crochetted and pulled the first 
5 
> inches  of my first crow hooked scarf out way too many times until I 
> finally  got it.
>
> So,dear heart, just pick something and we'll take it  from there.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "NCBootman"  <ncbootman at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"  
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08,  2011 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] VI/Blind and  crafting
>
>
>> Barb,
>>
>> That's a  great question and well, it gets different answers depending 
on 
>>  the craft you consider. For beading, buy a kit or a bag of beads and a  
>> handful of supplies. Maybe buy sizes of supplies that are  reasonable 
for 
>> one project or the smallest available. But, let's  say you decide to do 
>> ceramics. buy a piece of greenware from a  ceramics shop, take it back 
to 
>> be fired in their kiln, and buy  only the paints you need. Also, find 
>> somebody who has done the  craft you are interested in. For example, I 
do 
>> crochet, safety  pin beading now, have done a little plastic canvas and 
>> want to  really do more, a little braille art, clothespin crafts, 
>>  washcloth crafts, and more if I really thought about it. I'd be glad to 
 
>> help anybody get started and sell them just enough or advise them  on 
how 
>> to buy just enough to do a project or two and help them go  from there. 
>> For me, crafting is not about Me. It's what can I  share and teach 
others. 
>> I believe in the philosophy of  grandparents teaching children and those 
>> children teaching the  grandchildren. Life was a whole lot simpler back 
>>  then!
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> -----Original  Message----- 
>> From: Barb Roland
>> Sent: Saturday,  January 08, 2011 10:39 AM
>> To: Krafters-korner
>> Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] VI/Blind and crafting
>>
>> As a  newbie to crafting and having limited vision, I'm still exploring 
>>  "options" for types of craft I might be interested in without having to 
 
>> purchase a bunch of supplies and then deciding that it is not  something 
>> I'm interested in.
>>
>> So my  question is, how does one explore the different mediums in the 
>>  crafting world to find something they like without spending a lot of  
>> money and then having supplies laying around they won't  use?
>> Barb
>> 'Just living is not enough,' said the  butterfly, 'one must have 
sunshine, 
>> freedom and a little flower.'  ~ Hans Christian Anderson
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