[Nfb-krafters-korner] [Bulk] Re: Tip of the Week - Learning anew craft - WAS: Getting Started

[Tracy Smith]

Hi Denise

I also love knitting and beading.

I once found a pattern for a bag where you knit beads into alternate 
stitches, and I tried it, but didn't finish it yet. Basically you first had 
to first thread the bead onto your yarn, then move them into place as you 
knit.

I found this nice article, which has definitely got my fingers itching. 
*smile*
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATseducedbybeads.html

Hope it gives you some ideas.

Regards
Tracy

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From: "Denise Shaible" <denise.shaible at att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:29 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [Bulk] Re: Tip of the Week - Learning 
anew craft - WAS: Getting Started

>            I remember when I learned how to knit.  It was in middle school 
> and we had to lern how to crochet or knit and sew.  I could see well back 
> then with glasses and attended a regular school in Brookville, 
> Pennsylvania. I'm left handed so I had difficulty learning to knit until 
> another girl worked with me but I don't remember how she taught me to get 
> around being left handed.  In addition, I learned to make jewelry at 
> aresidential training center for the blind in Daytona Beach, Florida. 
> Then, I continued it at a health institute in W. Palm Beach, Florida.  I 
> also love silk flower arranging and I learned how to do it at the place in 
> Daytona  Beach.  All of this learning took place between 2001 and 2009.
>
> The tip I learned with knitting was not to start with too difficult of a 
> project.  The tip I learned in jewelry was how to arrange the beads on a 
> tray so I wouldn't loose any of them and to be creative with the shapes, 
> sizes,  and colors.  Just because I'm blind, doesn't mean I have to just 
> use one pattern or one shape or size of bead.  I used to think that until 
> I made some bracelets and necklaces to match.  My favorite gem is rose 
> quartz crystal.  I made a very beautiful necklace with a heart in the 
> middle and a pair of earrings to match it.  the woman who taught the class 
> made a bracelet like my necklace and I bought it from her.  So, I have the 
> whole set now.  I hope that wasn't too  much information.  I enjoyed 
> sharing that with you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denise
>
> Oh, I've got an idea for the question of the week.  Does anyone do several 
> crafts and combine them?  How have they combined them?  I'd like to know 
> about that.  I know I'd like to combine my knitting and beading and if I 
> ever learn safety pin beading, I'd like to combine that with flower 
> arranging.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Annette Carr
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 4:13 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Tip of the Week - Learning a new 
> craft - WAS: Getting Started
>
> Tip of the Week for 6/20/11
> Same as question posted on 6/19, but with a different subject line.
>
> Category:  All Crafts
>
> Have you ever taught someone to do your favorite craft?  Do you remember
> when you first learned your favorite craft?  If yes, what was the tip that
> helped you learn the craft?  For example mine is for when I teach someone 
> to
> knit.  Use a needle size between 8 and 10, and use a 4 ply yarn or thicker
> that does not have a halo (fuzziness or texture).
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> Submit your ideas for future Tip of the Week questions to
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> Keep in mind that with any response you post to the NFB Krafters Korner's
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