[Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas

Mon Jan 10 12:53:02 UTC 2011

Yvonne;
When planning something new, I do it on a full sheet and then have a friend cut it out, but find it a lot easier to work with precut pieces.  If I know I want to make coasters and I have designed them then I can have someone cut all pieces for the rest of the set and I usually put plain canvis backings on my coasters to cover up lumpy stitching.  I have the pieces for a cleanex box, precut and almost anything else I do.  
Keep tactual samples to refer back to.  I even have a small tactual portfolio that I can pull out the sheets of plastic canvis and let a sighted or blind person feal what the outcome would feal like.  I also have pictures of a lot of my work.

Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: Yvonne Alaniz [mailto:yalaniz1 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:18 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] plastic canvas

I have also seen premade shapes in the craft stores.  Stars, circles and hearts just to name a few.  You can get them individually or in packets.  I agree with Terry, I have found it better to stitch first and then cut.  I waste less canvas that way.

Yvonne

On 1/6/2011 2:54 PM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
> Terry
> After you know how large to make an item, you can cut or as I do, have a friend pre-cut your canvis to the correct size.  Canvis is bought in sheets and There are different sizes.  The sizes are called x count.  I most of the time use 7 count, or 7 stitches per inch, about. It is the easiest to feal the holes either with your finger or the tip of a needle.  Most of the time, I use a size 16 or about, tapestry needle.  They have a pretty large eye and if you squeeze the yarn, it usually will slide into the eye with out a threader.  Once in a while the yarn can fray.
>
> Send me your phone number, e-mail and address, if you want and I can get you started on something easy, while you are home, recovering.
> My e-mail is;
> Terry.powers at nih.gov
> Leaving at 5:00 eastern, today and not back until Monday.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Knox [mailto:tknox6 at sc.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:06 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] box
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> Thank you.
>
> Terry
>
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
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> I bought it from Terry P.  You buy pre-cut pieces of plastic canvas that you embroider with yarn and sew them altogether to form the box cover.
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: "'List for blind crafters and 
> artists'"<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 5:52 PM
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>
> Thank you, where did you get canvas in tissue box form.
>
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
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>
> Hi -- I just wanted to say, get better soon...
> Also, I'm just finishing a tissue box and they are not hard to make, 
> and are quite pretty when done. I had not done plastic canvas before, 
> but it is quite easy.
> Enjoy your chosen krafts.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> artists"<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:23 PM
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>
> Terry P
> Will you please contact me off line or speak to me before class 
> Thursday about tissue box. I have 2 baby gifts I need to make and I 
> like tissue box idea in variegated baby yarn, however, I need your 
> help in pattern and canvas. I would be happy to purchase canvas from 
> you if you have it cut, or if you can tell me what I need to make 
> canvas. I will be laid up for awhile as I found out Tuesday I broke my 
> left foot and fractured my small toe, they are casting it Thursday and 
> a blind person with crutches does not do well, therefore with my time 
> I would at least to use my hands to keep busy instead of my feet. My 
> Nifty knitter will be getting a lot of use too. Thanks to all my teachers in recent past who are now going to help me recover.
>
> Terry K
>
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