[Nfb-krafters-korner] Bolek and tree kits

Fri Nov 18 03:42:54 UTC 2011

I will say it is best to finish off by twisting wire tight before going to  
next row.  It completes the row and gives you more of a circle shape to  
followwhen doing the next row.  It is easy to pick up the wrong pin from  the 
previous row.  I do know that for sure as I have made mistakes and  instead 
of undoing a entire row, I have cut the wire in 2  consecutive   rows to fix 
a mistake.  I don't advise you doing  that until you have more practice 
under your belt.  

Now for the starting on #7 pin.  It will still be adding the 24 pins  in a 
2 pins and then previous row tthen 1 pin and previous row.  It is  starting 
off on that C pin to just stagger the colored pins into a different  pattern 
texture.  I am saying texture as the pins have the colored bead  coming at 
different levels on each pin and I am guessing it does it to shift it  up 
and down as you would put ornaments on a tree.

Now as Theresa did say she is reading the pattern the way Bolek has written 
 it.  There is no reason why you can't put them on another order.  That  
way is your original creation.  Just as we said in the class, it would be  
good to do it in green and the colored beads.  You can purchase all the  things 
you got in the kit as lights, star, pins, beads.  You just have to  
purchase the items in the amounts that they sell the bags and supplies.  So  you 
might have to purchase more then you need, but it is always good to have  
extra ones on hand.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 11/17/2011 4:36:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:

Hello  all,

Just wanted to let you all know that I called Bolek today and they  were
happy to send me the beads missing from my kit free of charge or  shipping.
They said they will send them right out, so I will be good to  go.

Today my husband and I worked on row three of the pins. It was  puzzling to
us to find that the directions didn't work out and we ended up  having to
adjust the pattern.

You see what happened was that we had  eight pins in row one, and 16 in row
two, then 24 in row three. This made  sense to us because row two had a 1 1
pattern, while row 3 had a 2 and 1  pattern. However, the perplexity came
when the instructions said to begin  at the marker pin, which in our case 
was
seven pins into the row. When we  did the pattern in this way, we ran out of
pins in row two to connect with,  before we ran out of c pins. All we could
think to do was to start at the  beginning of the row, which enabled us to
follow the pattern  correctly.  The tree is now looking like a tree, but
maybe the color  pattern is not quite right. 
Another thing we neglected to do until row 3  was completed was to connect
the two ends of row two. Could it be  that  this was the problem?

Anyway, If anyone out there can figure  out what if anything we are not
understanding, i.e. how we can start in  seven pins and still end with all
pins used, please let me know. we will  work it over again. I did talk to
Theresa on the phone about this, but I  believe I was unable to explain our
puzzlement clearly. I often write  better than I speak.

Also, just as a note from a newbee, I believe I  would have preferred not to
have laid the pins out before starting the row.  If I'd done the project
alone, it would have been difficult to keep the  pins straight while fooling
with the wire, that is even  if My cat  hadn't been up on my dining room
table, very interested in what we were  doing. Taking them one by one from 
my
bag would have been easier and  "safer" for me I  believe.

Thanks,

Ohio

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Powers, Terry
(NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Sent: Thursday, November  17, 2011 7:13 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bolek and tree kits

How many do you need.  I  have at least 15, maybe more.

Terry P.

-----Original  Message-----
From: Ohio Gardener [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]  
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:55 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters  and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bolek and tree  kits

I really liked Terry P's idea of saving extra kits after a  project. I plan
to do this, I have a few large stars and colored beads to  start my
collection. Thanks for the tip about putting broken beads in the  center of
the pin. however, my broken ones were unusable, but I substituted  large
stars and hope they will fit into the tree. My other option is to  short a
few other E pins, so I can have close to the amount  needed.

Which option is preferable, larger star substitutes or shorting  other E
pins?

Ohio

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Carol Schnip
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:44 PM
To:  List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  Bolek and tree kits

I To had many of the stars that were broken. But  since whe did not have a
lot of the beads I did what I could and put one  broken one one close to
where the  pin is in the center of the tree. I  did have a pack of beads
missing about 15 of the larger star beads and five  of the pins. They are
replaceing the missing beads  and pins. But if I  am going to make another I
think I will  gather the beads. That way if  I miss any it will be me to
blame. lol Hugs all CarolAnn  

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