[Nfb-krafters-korner] Blocking

[River Woman]

I block everything - wash gently in cool water with a very mild soap 
solution of your choice.  For a blanket, I would wrap the wet article in 
towels and leave in the bath tub or sink for a few hours to drain the water 
out. I do this 2 or 3 times, till the article is not so wet. Then, I would 
lay it out to dry - I use my bed for a drying place for my blocking. You can 
use whatever you want - since the knitted item is pretty dry ferom the 
towels, it is only damp when put out to dry.  I put it on a couple of layers 
of towels, on my bed or a futon I have in a spare room. Pat it out nicely 
and let it air dry. That is it. Very easy. And, the item will smell so fresh 
and nice, too, and be much more fluid and soft and will look much better 
since blocking evens out your stitches and releases the tension that is 
there after knitting the item. Once you block a few things, you'll always do 
it because the difference is very noticable.  Hope this helps you.
Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Happy Mother's Day


>I lost my mom, who was single and who adopted all of us.  She tought me the 
>basics of knitting.  I made a doll blanket for 2 of my sisters.  Later on 
>in life, I have made baby blankets for my sisters.  Now I am making one for 
>a lady at work.  I never got an answer about blocking.  How do I tell if it 
>needs to be blocked.  I might be able to get someone from my knitting group 
>to help me.  Getting close to casting it off.
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 12:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Happy Mother's Day
>
> thanks, Becky, for this beautiful reflection.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
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> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:43 AM
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>
>>I was eleven and so board stuck in a wheelchair with my broken leg.  I
>>asked
>> mom to teach me how to crochet. Mom said no I couldn't learn because I 
>> was
>> blind.  Aunt Olive said "lil try and teach her."  A couple days later my
>> mom
>> taught me how to knit on huge needles.  I made a throw for over my legs,
>> smile.  Then she taught me how to crochet and the rest is history, smile.
>> Wow that was fourty three years ago. Yes I am fifty four, smile.  I feel
>> like a kid so excited learning such cool things from those on this list.
>>
>> Becky and Jake
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:20 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Happy Mother's Day
>>
>> Happy Mother's Day to each of you!
>> I was thinking of crafting and my Mother - at a very young age, probably
>> 8,
>> my Mother taught me to do embroidery. I still remember it was a blue
>> outline
>>
>> on a white tea towel. The picture was a set of three glasses with a
>> criss-cross design to resemble pressed glass. I was at my Grandmother's
>> house, and we sat in the kitchen as she taught me the stitches. Thus,
>> began
>> a life-time interest in the fiber arts for me.
>>
>> How about you?  How did your mother influence YOU in making a craft of
>> some
>> kind?
>>
>> Lynda River Woman
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
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>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 9:26 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Happy Mother's Day
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers.  Happy Mother's Day
>>> as
>>> well to those of you who are missing your mothers, to the mothers who 
>>> are
>>> missing their children, andHappy Mother's Day as well  to the mothers 
>>> yet
>>> to
>>> be.
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