[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and crafts

[joseli Walter]

It could be done using other methods of heating.  

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta
Brewer
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 6:05 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and crafts

Hi Jean,
I think you are at the right place. I have only needed electricity for soap
making and we did that once.  Well, I have done it since but it is the only
thing we needed electricity for completition of a project.

Crafts using yarn are the most popular here. I love making dish cloths. I
knit them and they work up fast and relax me. Not a lot of thinking needed
unless a pattern is made. That is fun too.  

It is nice to hear a bit about your living situation. It is hard for us to
understand how other countries live. Hearing from you makes it real. Thanks,
please keep telling about your life.

We have been learning a bit about using the nifty knitters. They are wooden
or plastic items with pegs that you wrap yarn and then flip it off. Amazing,
the end result is a piece of knitted material. The looms are small and could
be stored away easily.

Laurie's beading projects are extremely small. lol The first time I did a
project I could barely feel the bead, let alone the hole in the center. When
I sit down to make a bracelet  now I laugh at how much easier it is.  

Stick around, we'll get this time thing figured out.  One thing about this
group, we are determined to get it done.
Henriettad
On Jan 9, 2011, at 2:12 AM, Jean Parker wrote:

> Susan, Henrietta and others:
> 
> In answer to your question I am 10 and a half hours ahead of eastern time
at this time of year.  When America changes to day light time it changes to
9 and a half.
> 
> About what kind of crafts I like to do, this is a little complicated.  I
did some crafts growing up but nothing in quite some time.  That is why I
joined the list, to find out what other blind people do and learn some
things.  I feel the need to do something creative.. 
> 
> There are many things I have to consider when deciding what to take up.
Although I have electricity much of the time these days we do have problems
with it so a craft or activity should be something that is not reliant on
power.  It should be something where the instructions are either accessible
already or where they can easily be made accessible.  Although I have a lot
of sighted assistance, their reading abilities in English are not
sophistocated enough to explain paterns or detailed and complicated
directions.  Somehow I doubt that Joanne's and the like have their patterns
and directions translated into Hindi or Marathi.  It should be something
where the equipment and supplies are available locally or easily obtained
from abroad.  Electrical equipment for a craft or hobby purchased in America
is the wrong voltage so the expense of a voltage converter must be
considered.  .  Sending things to India is prohibatively expensive so
typical mail order is not an option for us.  With the safety pin beading
kits for example, Joyce and I are exploring the possibility of having them
despatched through the US Embassy in Bombay as her daughter works for the
State Department.  Since they are small and light this might work nicely.
Even if things or equipment is sent from abroad there are customs fees to be
paid and often things go missing in customs as well.  So sometimes after
patiently waiting several months for something to arrive it never does
appear.  Fedex etc provide better assurance but like I said the expense is
so high only the corporations and wealthy people can afford it.  It used to
be that things could be brought in personal luggage but new restrictions
have made this difficult as well.   
> 
> Another aspect is whether something can be replicated here.  If I have a
safety pin kit for example, I can take that to the market and get the
correct size of pins and so forth for future projects.  I am terible at
metric conversions so it's better to show someone what is needed rather than
to ask for it by number.   
> 
> Another reason I was interested in classes on this list is because even if
I identified a craft I wanted to do, finding someone to teach it to me is
very difficult.  Classes for such things are huge.  This is a country of
well over a billion people annd everything is done in a crowd.  
> 
> It should be portable.  I have to move house often and travel a lot.
Having a setup for making candles for example would be a real problem.  We
live in close quarters here, space is at a premium.  With some sort of
beading I can have a container fabricated to hold everything in place and
slide it into a back sack. These and other questions have to be considered
when deciding what craft to work on.
> 
> So that is a long answer to what I'm sure was meant to be a simple
question.  I am not complaining, I choose to live here with all its
challenges, for reasons beyond the scope of this list.  But that in a
nutshell, is why I joined the list and was interested in taking classes. 
> 
> Jean
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