[Nfb-krafters-korner] making palm baskets

[Eleni Vamvakari]

I would have responded yesterday but my internet has been out since
Thirsday and they only put it back on today.  Something happened with
the snow and the ice...  In any case, this is truly amazing and what a
golden opportunity!  I'm so grateful that you stepped out of that
comfort zone and tried something new and then shared it with us.  I
wish that there were people like him in New Jersey.  Perhaps, in the
summar, there are and I just don't know it!  I'll need to check New
York.  Needless to say, I have also been interest in palm baskets and
would love to learn how to make them.  But I've never seen one and am
quite curious as to the texture as well.

Talk soon,
Eleni

On 1/30/11, Theresa Taylor <tct71887 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow that is so cool...is it the kind of palm leaves you can just go pick up
> down there...I will be there in the summer, but I wonder if they are better
> during a certain season.
> Yeah....smelling someone else's hat...wouldn't be my cup of tea
> either...smile...but that is amazing it has no odor.
> Theresa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carol Osmar" <osmarc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] making palm baskets
>
>
>> Theresa, I thought the palm might get brittle after time but he said it
>> doesn't.  He was wearing a hat he said he has had for 12 years.  He made
>> me smell it (yuck) but it did not stink.  Apparently the palm doesn't
>> absorb odor.  THE color changes from green to a light tan.  He says the
>> baskets will last at least 40 years.
>>
>> Carol  ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>
>> From: "Theresa Taylor" <tct71887 at gmail.com
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:51:22 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] making palm baskets
>>
>> Wow that sounds like fun! I think it is awesome! I would love to know the
>> texture and the like of the basket.  I know you mentioned palm
>> leaves...but
>> do they stay flexible or does it keep its shape?
>> Theresa
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carol Osmar" <osmarc at sbcglobal.net
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:57 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] making palm baskets
>>
>>
>> I have to tell you all about my morning.  We were walking down the street
>> in Key west and a man was sitting on the sidewalk making baskets.  We
>> stopped and I asked him if he would teach me how to do it.  He said he
>> charges 40 dollars to teach how to make a basket.  So he taught me how to
>> make a basket from coconut palm leaves.  He was a nice guy and a patient
>> teacher.  Of course I was the first blind person he ever taught so it was
>> a
>> challenge for him to verbalize the directions but he did a pretty good job
>> of it.  I can't say I could make a palm basket by myself now, but it was
>> fun and I have a pretty good idea of how it is done.  I got to keep the
>> basket I made and he also gave me a basket and a hat he made.
>>
>> I am usually a quiet, introverted person so this was certainly out of my
>> comfort zone but I am glad I did it.
>>
>> Henrietta, I think ed will send Dan pictures.
>>
>> P.  S.  I gave him a twenty dollar tip and I think he got some free
>> advertising.
>>
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