[Nfb-krafters-korner] My Macomber Loom

[River Woman]

Yes, there is one, but from what other blind frineds have told me, the only 
thing they do is give us a lunch one afternoon in July, and a Christmas 
party in December. I don't know of any local non-profit groups that really 
do anything for blind people. Have not heard of anything.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] My Macomber Loom


> Do you have a local Lions Club?  Our club as well as others in the area 
> will
> offer rides to blind folks.
>
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> Dixie
> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:51 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] My Macomber Loom
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> I imagine they will teach anyone who is interested. They tell me that it 
> is
> VERY hard to get any young people who want to learn to weave -  In our 
> area
> blind people have no way of getting anywhere - PA is VERY rural overall.
> There is no such thing as public transportation except in the cities - and
> blind associations do not take blind people to things like this at all 
> from
> what I can tell.  I am told that most blind people around here do not
> venture out much at all unless they have a famly member who will or can do
> it. Our situation is very very different that what many of you experience.
> If I did not have my husband or grandchildren, I would very likely never
> leave my house.  This is living in a rural area. The likliehood of any 
> blind
>
> people coming to the museum to learn to weave is probably very slim.  You
> remember how I had told you that no blind people were even brought to see 
> my
>
> show even after I had sent out information packets to all the area blind
> associations. I never had any response from any of them at all, one way or
> the other.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] My Macomber Loom
>
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>> Encourage  them to teach visually impaired/blind folks to work on this
>> loom.  We will be having hopefully some folks from CT that work with the
>> blind
>> on floor looms speaking to us after the holidays.
>>
>> Joyce  Kane
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/3/2011 9:23:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
>>
>> Just  wanted to share two things this morning with you.
>> First, I found a HOME for  my treasure, my Macomber Loom. It is the
>> cadillac of weaving looms, and mine  was a large one with a 48 inch
>> weaving space,
>> and 6 harneses. I had to find a  new home for it after losing my sight
>> because I needed my weaving room for my  tech stuff and made my weaving
>> studio
>> into my office and where I run  everything from.
>>
>> I wanted to find the perfect home for my loom - and I  believe I did.  I
>> have gifted it to the Harmony Museum in Harmony, PA.  They have the
>> Weaver's
>> House on the museum grounds there and the weavers there  are so thrilled
>> to
>> get this loom. It is far beyond anything they have been  using there - 
>> and
>> they said they would be making it the centerpiece of their  weaving
>> program. I
>> am thankful that my treasured loom has gone into the museum  program so
>> that it can be used and that others can learn to weave with it,  too. 
>> Next
>> week, I am doing a Christmas Market at the museum,. so I hope to go 
>> visit
>
>> my
>> loom and see her in her new home.
>>
>> Lynda Lambert
>> 104 River  Road
>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>
>> 724 758 4979
>>
>> My Blog:   http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>> My Website:   http://lyndalambert.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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