[Nfb-krafters-korner] Therese - Introduction

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Hello Therese

Welcome to Krafters Korner.  We have all types of crafting skills here  and 
you will find everyone willing to help, share and teach you more.
 
Please do check our website:
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.KraftersKorner.org) 
 
and you will find out on our calendar what topics we will be discussing on  
our Monday night Chats.  There is a place to sign up for classes that are  
given via telephone conference calls.  We have visually impaired folks  
teaching most of our classes.  So you will get to learn how the blind do  the 
crafting.
 
The next 2 Monday evenings we will be having discussions on working with  
clay.  It is 8:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Central, 6:30 PM Mountain and 5:30 PM  
Pacific time.
 
Call in number:
218 862 3242 Dawn's Den, hit 1 twice and then 50 plus the # sign.
 
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 11/6/2011 9:21:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
what-sharky at att.net writes:

Hello  All:



My name is Therese and I reside in California's San  Joaquin central Valley.
The craft I most enjoy is knitting.  



While I am not a beginner, by no means am I an advanced  knitter either. I
can read a pattern pretty well and can complete the  majority of stiches. (I
will post my question separately as it may help  others in the future.)



I began knitting over 20 years ago.  /Motivating factor was that my sister
was having her first child and I went  to purchase a baby blanket. After
shocked by cost and lack of quality, I  figured I could do it myself. Well I
did and the blanket was a success. It  still lives today. A little tattered
but it still lives 23 years  later!!



The majority of my projects revolve around afghans and  blankets. Those are
pretty safe projects. But it is now time to advance as  one of my friend's
daughter is expecting her first baby in a few weeks.  



Currently I am working on 2 projects 1) afghan and 2) baby  blanket.



What I hope to gain from this group are techniques to  enhance my own
knitting and to then share these skills with other visually  impaired 
persons
within my community.



I work as a counselor  and often come across individuals who have 
experienced
various degrees of  vision loss and now feel they can no longer perform the
craft they love  e.g. knitting, quilting, and the list goes on.



I look forward  to participating in your group. I also hope I can provide
information that  can  benefit  others.



Therese





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