[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi from a new member.

[Denise Shaible]

Hi Pipi,

Welcome.  I'm Denise Shaible and I live in California.  Hi to any other new 
members.  this list is growing so fast and it's great to meet all of you.  I 
hope you take some classes so we can get to know each other by voice and not 
just by list.  Pipi, I know you'll get lots of information about crocheting 
from the many folks on this list who do it.

By the way, let me take this opportunity to ask a question of some of you 
who knit or crochet and who are totally blind.  I have light perception and 
do all of my knitting by using my hands.  I guess others out there can 
identify with this.  Can any of you give me  suggestions about how to mentor 
someone who has a little vision left and doesn't believe she can just use 
her hands?  I met two people at the Braille Institute last Tuesday who are 
losing their vision and don't believe they can just use their hands.  I 
think I put my foot in my mouth with one of them when she said she had to 
use her vision to see the congtrast between her yarn and needles.  I had 
spent half an hour listening to this type of talk and I guess I just 
couldn't pass up the opportunity to say that she didn't need her vision. 
Maybe there's a better way.

Our teacher has low vision and she does a great job with knitting and 
crocheting.  In fact, she gave me the idea to want to crochet.  I had the 
same experience as Pipi in that someone sighted tried to teach me.  I 
remember the chain stitch so, maybe my teacher will be able to teach me.  I 
don't know.  I'm sure lots of you have opinions on this topic.  I look 
forward to hearing from you.  Again, welcome, Pipi and all of our other new 
members.

Regards,

Denise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Pipi
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:58 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi from a new member.

Hey y'all,
I joined the list a couple of days ago and thought I should introduce
myself.
I'm Pipi, from Kansas. I wanted to join the list because I've always wanted
to learn how to crochet. I attempted to have my mom teach me years ago, but
it didn't work for us. She didn't know how to teach a blind person and I
didn't have enough vision to see what she was talking about.
As far as crafts go, I have made several throw blankets and have been
working on my own queen sized quilt for years. I don't know if I'm actually
making an actual quilt because I don't know the proper way to do so, but I
decided that I wanted to make myself one for my bed and went from there.
I also do a bit of scrapbooking, mainly for my daughter's keepsakes and
record of her life.
How do I go about learning to crochet? I've noticed some classes that have
happened and that will be happening in the future. Can someone give me a bit
more information as to what these are about?
Thanks for reading if you made it this far.
Pipi


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