[Nfb-krafters-korner] making palm baskets

[Carol Osmar]

Hello all, I just have a minute to send a quick reply because Ed 
is hooking up the car to the motor home as I take one last check 
for email before we take off from my son's home in Key West  on 
our way to Fort Meyers.  THERE is a wild bird center half way up 
the Keys that I want to stop at later today.

The palms are green right off the tree.  They are fairly flexible 
but there is a small rib along one side that you have to take 
care that it doesn't snap.  The leaves are smooth, about three 
feet long and taper from about an inch and a half wide to a 
point.  Sorry I have to run now.  I will be happy to tell you 
more later.  I don't know when I will be able to read or send 
email again, but I plan to call into the class tonight.

Carol

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Blindhands at aol.com
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:37:49 EST
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] making palm baskets

Now you got me thinking here.  Palm leaves, are they dried palm 
leaves  or
like right off the tree?  If they are dried do you have to wet 
them like
you do for reed baskets?

Did you do it like the coil baskets?

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


In a message dated 1/29/2011 11:52:41 A.M.  Pacific Standard 
Time,
tct71887 at gmail.com writes:

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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