[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class

Diane dianefilipe at comcast.net
Thu Oct 25 22:31:17 UTC 2012 

And you don't have to smell all of those preserving fluids!
GAGH
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramona Walhof" <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class


> These frogs sound more friendly, both to adults and kids.
>
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sarah Sykes" <sarahmsykes at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class
>
>
>> Cathy,
>>
>> Nn general the colors are accurate, espaecially the pinks, reds,
>> because of blood. But, being made of yarn and not guts makes them much
>> more pleasant to look at and the colors are more pleasing and less ...
>> how do I describe this? .... Okay, when you're looking at a dissected
>> frog, a real one, it's a lot messier than a knitted one. The principle
>> thing I notice is that the real frog's guts are all shiny. From the
>> blood and preservative fluids I suppose. Also, the tones of the colors
>> in the real frog are less stark in differences to one another. They're
>> more earthy. The knitted frog's colors are bolder, more like a
>> cartoon. It makes for a much happier visual experience.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sarah M Sykes
>> www.sarahmsykes.com
>> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Sarah Sykes <sarahmsykes at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> I think maybe that was misread. I'm looking at the listing I linked to
>>> and it says "These frogs are currently being made to order. Your frog
>>> will ship within one week of receiving payment." Of course, it's also
>>> possible she made a typo on another listing. But, it sure makes me
>>> smile anyway!
>>>
>>> Sarah M Sykes
>>> www.sarahmsykes.com
>>> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Diane <dianefilipe at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> Wow!  I'm afraid after I knitted it, I would never want to let it go.
>>>> Her store says you will receive it within a year of payment.  It would
>>>> probably take most anyone that long to knit it!
>>>> Di
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Sykes" 
>>>> <sarahmsykes at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:07 PM
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> She does do other animals. There is a fetal pig, an earthworm, an
>>>>> alien, a bat, and others. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Diane <dianefilipe at comcast.net> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is so kool!
>>>>>> Wish I could have used this when I took Anatomy.
>>>>>> I wonder if she does any other animals, as we had to do cats in 
>>>>>> Anatomy.
>>>>>> FROWN
>>>>>> Diane
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer"
>>>>>> <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:44 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I will have to send this to my Grand Daughter. She is a biology 
>>>>>>> major.
>>>>>>> She
>>>>>>> has her own Mr and Mrs to work on this year. No animals. Just the 
>>>>>>> real
>>>>>>> human
>>>>>>> type. She is so glad she hasn't had to see the face yet.
>>>>>>> Henrietta
>>>>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Sarah Sykes wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh, folks! My knitterly heart just skipped several beats! I'm 
>>>>>>>> laughing
>>>>>>>> SO hard right now.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This is perfect for the Halloween season.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I will warn you, you may find the following slightly gross. My
>>>>>>>> apologies, if so, but I think it's worth sharing anyway.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Okay, I was dinking around on Facebook when a designer friend 
>>>>>>>> shared a
>>>>>>>> photo of this little gem of an item on Etsy called "Knitting in
>>>>>>>> Biology 101". I will describe it below, To see it in person, follow
>>>>>>>> this link.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.etsy.com/listing/69071018/knitting-in-biology-101-black-background
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Knitting in Biology 101"
>>>>>>>> The artist has taken a black, wooden, eight by ten inch frame with
>>>>>>>> black backing and, using T-pins has stretched fastened to the frame 
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> hand knitted dissected frog. The pale green frog body, knit from a
>>>>>>>> silk wool blend, is mostly in tact, save two knitted flaps of skin
>>>>>>>> that have been pinned back to reveal tiny hand felted froggy organs
>>>>>>>> made of 100% wool. A lot of detail was put into this, making the
>>>>>>>> organs appropriately colored and shaped, red liver, pink lungs,
>>>>>>>> slightly darker pink heart, pale blue veins, olive green gal 
>>>>>>>> bladder,
>>>>>>>> orange asaphagus, beige stomach, brown small intestines, and very 
>>>>>>>> pale
>>>>>>>> blue large intestines. Oh, yes, and I must mention that when you 
>>>>>>>> tilt
>>>>>>>> the head forward to reveal the top side of it, the eyes are shown 
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> black x's. In case you don't know, using x's in place of eyes is a
>>>>>>>> common visual effect used when drawing a cartoon or stick figure 
>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>> is dead.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The artist is also selling kits to create this little guy yourself,
>>>>>>>> or, you can also purchase just the pattern. So, if you need a 
>>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>>> ghoulish knitting project, go check it out! There are several other
>>>>>>>> biology project art pieces there, too, such as an earthworm, a pig, 
>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>> alien, a brain.  It's crazy fun!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Sarah M Sykes
>>>>>>>> www.sarahmsykes.com
>>>>>>>> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/gary.brewer%40comcast.net
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/dianefilipe%40comcast.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/sarahmsykes%40gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/dianefilipe%40comcast.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/sarahmsykes%40gmail.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/ramona.walhof%40gmail.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Nfb-krafters-korner:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/dianefilipe%40comcast.net

More information about the NFB-Krafters-Korner mailing list