[Nfb-krafters-korner] neighbor recycler?

[Diane]

I use plastic yarn!!!
Everyone saves their colored plastic bags for me!
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 1:29 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] neighbor recycler?


> Deidre
> Has your neighbor ever knitted or crocheted with plastic yarn?  I was
> reading online about people who use plastic shopping bags and make it into
> what they call plarn.  I thought it was a neat idea.  There was one person
> who made plastic mats for a missionary in some place in Africa for people 
> to
> lie on instead of the earth.  Was just curious since she is so talented 
> and
> into recycling.
>
> Jill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Deidre Muccio
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 1:11 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double basket weave
>
> Thanks for the pattern info.
> My neighbor Alice Kane  does indeed want to pass along her talent
> and love of the work. Her rugs belong in museums as much as on a floor, 
> more
> so perhaps on a wall. I'm partial to things that can be used however, and 
> to
> some extent she makes what she walks on and wears as well.
> This woman is also very frugal and a master recycler. The Chaneile
> she had cones of and she wanted to use it! She has also set a goal for
> herself of having 100 rugs in stock. Presently, I believe she has 355 or 
> so,
> maybe more.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of River Woman
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 12:30 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double basket weave
>
> Hi Diedra,
> Yes, I will look up the pattern and send it to you all - see attachment. 
> It
> is just a lovely fabric.
> It is a really lovely piece when it is knitted the fabric is so textured 
> and
> sophisticated. Everyone who sees it wants to touch it.
>
> Your neighbor probably appreciates your interest in the fiber world she
> loves so much. You have a teacher right there so be sure to learn from 
> her,
> all you can. That is her legacy to the world, to pass along her wisdom.
> Lucky you!
>
> Lynda
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deidre Muccio" <deimucc at verizon.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 11:15 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double basket weave
>
>
>> Linda
>> Who can I order the pattern from or where can I go to look at it? I'm
>> curious about it. What weight yarn do you like to use for these scarves?
>> I've been seeing a lot of stretchy gauzy frilly scarves and shawls in
>> shops
>> lately. Some are made of viscose and one was a cotton rayon mix, very
>> nice.
>> In my hands, they would be snagged in no time at all.
>> Today I looked at a hand twined woven rug made with strips of an old
>> Chaneile bedspread and some other fiber. It was tight and about to be cut
>> off the frame. Then I looked at something on a loom that was made with a
>> soft Chaneile thread or yarn and wow what a lot of work but very very
>> soft.
>> If I were a hermit, making these things round the clock would be a great
>> occupation for me! My neighbor is 76, and once the weather warms up, all
>> that time will go into gardening, not weaving and knitting.
>> About a year ago when I first saw some of this neighbor's rugs, I
>> was astounded by the quality of the work, I asked her if they were just
>> piling up, and indeed they are. She doesn't sell much and doesn't use a
>> computer to display or advertise them. A friend did put up a facebook 
>> page
>> for her with some pictures but she never does anything with it. I gently
>> suggested she put me in her will, and she said "ok." I wonder if she
>> remembers. Think I should remind her? Actually for all I know, she will
>> long
>> out live me! As it stands now, she is very excited I am carrying through
>> with all this. I go up in the mornings and have her inspect my work.
>> I hand it to you all who are enthralled with these kinds of
>> endeavors.
>> In case anyone is interested, Web's has a great radio show that airs
>> on WHMP FM at 7 AM Sunday mornings. They have guest persons they
>> interview,
>> usually people who write pattern books or distribute yarns. The owners, a
>> husband wife team, do the show. You can listen to podcasts of the show if
>> you go to their web site and look for them. Long before I even thought
>> about
>> knitting, I loved listening to the show.
>>
>> Deidre
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of River Woman
>> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 6:38 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double basket weave
>>
>> It is an 18 row pattern - very beautiful and very textured.
>> I started making scarves with it around October as part of a Knit-a-Long
>> with a group of FB knitters and I just cannot STOP making them.  The
>> pattern
>> edge is dynamic and it undulates...oh, I love it!
>> Lynda
>>
>>
>>
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