[Nfb-krafters-korner] For Henrietta - soap bags

Tue Jun 26 10:06:16 UTC 2012

Thanks Henrietta, that is such a great idea and I agree that it might be 
unique gifts, especially for the men.
Thanks again.
Lindy

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] For Henrietta - soap bags

> Hi Lindy,
> A long time ago I found a pattern or two for these little guys. But can't 
> find it now.
>
> I use 100 percent cotton yarn and I am using size six needles. I found 
> that if I cast on thirty three stitches it is wide enough. I am practicing 
> lots of stitches I have wanted to work on for a long time. So mine are 
> textured to say the least. Dan said I could use bigger needles because 
> they are pretty heavy duty now.
>
> Near the top I do a row with yarn overs every four or five stitches to 
> make holes to run a cord through. I simply tie the cord so it is long 
> enough to open for the bar of soap and then closed, hangs from his wrist 
> so the bag fits in his hand to use as a wash cloth.
>
> I was thinking that this is a good gift for men at holiday time. I will 
> just make a manly scented soap to put inside.
>
> Henrietta
> On Jun 25, 2012, at 10:01 AM, Lindy van der Merwe wrote:
>
>> Hi Henrietta, could you please share a bit about the soap bags? I have 
>> actually been thinking of making decorative soap bags, and I was 
>> considering what fabric and design would be best to use?
>> It did not occur to me how helpful a soap bag may be for when people find 
>> a slippery bar of soap difficult to deal with, for whatever reason.
>> Thanks.
>> Lindy
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer" 
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>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
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>> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 11:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Art and Crafts camp
>>
>>
>>> Hi There,
>>> Thanks for this inspiration. I have been feeling a bit down this week. 
>>> Most of my friends and family are going off on vacations this weekend. I 
>>> am not one of those who will be down long, so I invited two of my 
>>> favorite people to do a craft camp here.
>>>
>>> I am going and I invited Me and Myself. So it will be Me, myself and I 
>>> at this camp. But I will take what time I can find and sit by my 
>>> fountain in my screen room that my Husband had built for me and do some 
>>> crafting. With his illnesses this summer, I have put crafting on hold. 
>>> But we won't have much as far as company this week and he seems to be 
>>> feeling a bit better and doing some for himself. So I can focus on a few 
>>> projects I have thought about.
>>>
>>> I did start making soap bags for Dan. I made him one before that he 
>>> wouldn't try, but now that it is harder to hold on to the soap and 
>>> harder to pick it up when he drops it he thinks my little bags are 
>>> great.
>>>
>>> So thanks for the idea. I am excited for my camp. Think I will get the 
>>> beads out again.
>>> Henrietta
>>> On Jun 24, 2012, at 2:56 PM, River Woman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Charlotte,
>>>> Get a couple of friends together and invent your own little art camp 
>>>> for next summer. That is what we did! W chose summer because one 
>>>> participant is a teacher and has summers off - otherwise she cannot do 
>>>> it - US other three have a flexible schedule and could do it any time. 
>>>> I will let ya know how it goes - but for new we are all very excited we 
>>>> have put this together and it will be happening soon. woo hoooo.
>>>> Lynda
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte" 
>>>> <sirius_black at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:17 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Art and Crafts camp
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, an art camp sounds really good. I would love to just craft and 
>>>>> relax by the hot tub for a week. But for me, I'd like it in the winter 
>>>>> because I'm not a fan of this heat! Luckily here it's not too hot 
>>>>> (yet).
>>>>> Charlotte
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/24/2012 9:10 AM, River Woman wrote:
>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>> I am getting things together for my art and crafts adventure with 
>>>>>> three mutual friends who are artists. It is exciting. We planned this 
>>>>>> a year ago - to go somewhere that is central to each of us so that 
>>>>>> nobody had to drive for a long distance - some place in the middle 
>>>>>> between Northern Kentucky, and Western and Central PA. So we chose 
>>>>>> southern Ohio for our art retreat - rented a nice A frame home with 
>>>>>> hot tub, woods for hiking, and lots of room for each of us to be 
>>>>>> making art all day every day. We are also taking the Shawn T fitness 
>>>>>> program with us so we can work out to the _Insanity_ program while we 
>>>>>> are there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My big news is that FINALLY  I am getting to go to a three day 
>>>>>> training session on business development - been waiting for this for 
>>>>>> nearly a YEAR - through OVR, of course. Will  be there through next 
>>>>>> Wednesday, then home for a few days and then OFF again to Southern 
>>>>>> Ohio for our GIRLZ ART and FITNESS CAMP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All four of us will be doing beadwork projects there at our camp. I 
>>>>>> plan to finish up a bead embroidery piece I am working on currently - 
>>>>>> it is a bead encruseted "garden" piece and I started by selecting a 
>>>>>> Kaffe Fasset fabric for the base and the beginning of it. It is about 
>>>>>> 1/2 done now, so I plan to finish it there. My other plan is to begin 
>>>>>> a new TALISMAN. I have bought Honey Wax Opals, and Green Opals, and 
>>>>>> Tree Agates for this project. Also got lots of Swarovski crystals, 
>>>>>> and Gorgeous Japanese Seed Beads....OH, MY!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Finally, will take a knitting project, too. I am about 1/2 done with 
>>>>>> a Stockinette Stitch Shrug, and hope to finish it up by the end of 
>>>>>> our art camp. I think that is enough to work on for one week!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is all good!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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