[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting book
Blindhands at aol.com
Blindhands at aol.com
Thu Jan 10 22:59:39 UTC 2013
Linda,
Please contact Mr. Hulcher and check with him if he would be willing to
exchange the book with the downloadable version for you.
I did get the downloadable version and was very happy with the detail in
the description. As I am totally without light perception pictures do
nothing for me and it was so delightful to find the words in this book and the
descriptions so detailed in making the stitches. This is such a great book
for the beginner and a great Primer for knitting.
Joyce Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
Blindhands at AOL.com
In a message dated 1/10/2013 5:40:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
yes, it has to be self published as it is just pages put into a plastic
binder edge like you could have done at Kinko's. I would really recommend
that you get the download so you don't have the problem I found when it
arrived.
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
Visit my Web Site at: http://lyndalambert.com
Visit my Blog at: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
www.lyndalambert.com
www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting book
> Perhaps each project comes with a text description of the finished item?
> Has
> anyone here used this book to either learn to knit or make something?
>
> The lack of pictures is probably due to the extra publishing costs
> involved
> with hiring a photographer and inserting them into the book. Is this self
> published perhaps?
>
>
> Jennifer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of River Woman
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:10 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting book
>
> But even if you have no vision, don't you want to know what a project
will
> look like so you know if you want to do it or not? I want to know exactly
> what a project is supposed to turn out to look like before I decide to
put
> in time and effort to make it and then not like it at all.
> I have friends who help me find what I want to make - I cannot see the
> pictures nor read the book either. I depend on my knitting friends to
help
> me select my projects and without pics nobody can even do that.
> If I had known the book had no photos, then I would have ordered the
> download and at least I could have used JAWS to read it - but I just
> didn't
> know - so I got a book that is useless to me. So just want to let you
know
> so you don't get something that turns out to be a surprise you don't
like.
> The only way I could possibly use this book now, would be to scan each
> page
> and then use JAWS and that is way too much effort to put into it. Live
and
> learn.
>
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
>
> Visit my Web Site at: http://lyndalambert.com
> Visit my Blog at: http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>
> www.lyndalambert.com
> www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dixie" <cobaltblueheron at gmail.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 6:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting book
>
>
> Yes, this is the book.
>
> And, Lynda is right, there are no pictures. Being totally blind,
pictures
> are of no value to me, so I do not find that a negative to the book.
>
>
> He still sells his book, but, no longer sells it through Lion Brand.
You
> can contact him through the email address in that post, which is:
> davey at brailleplus.net
>
>
>
>
>
> Dixie
> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Cathy
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:27 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting book
>
> Hi all,
>
> I ggoogled the book "A Touch of Yarn," that Dixie has mentioned and
found
> a
> message on a blog that it is available as a download on the Lion Brand
> site,
> but I could not locate it there.
>
> But,this is really interesting, google also brought up a post from our
own
> Krafter's Korner from August 2010.
>
> Here it is.
> Cathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:
> nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of AUDREY WELLNER
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 4:07 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Last Monday 8/2 Night Special Chat
> Interview Davey Hulse, author, A Touch of Yarn
>
> Davey Hulse, Guest Speaker, author of "The Touch of Yarn" discussion
>
> On last Monday night, August 2nd, our special telephone chat was attended
> by approximately 20 people to hear our special guest, Davey Hulse,
author
> of
> a great book called "The Touch of Yarn" discuss this great primer for all
> knitters. His book teaches his personal techniques and viewpoints on how
> to
> master
> the art of knitting blind.
> Mr. Hulse started his knitting obsession approximately three years ago to
> help keep his hands busy and out of the potato chip bag while listening
to
> his many downloaded books on Jaws. As he noticed the expansion of his
> girth
> getting out of "hand" he decided to curtail his wandering hands by
taking
> up
> a hobby.
> He started exploring his new hobby quest by doing latch hook work, but
> he needed the assistance of his wife to read the grid patterns for him.
> This
> curtailed his wife's activities also, and he desired to work a bit more
> independently on his own hobbies. Ten years prior to this he had
> accompanied
> his
> mom on a trip to the yarn shop where they purchased long needles for him
> to
> practice with. Their length seemed to frustrate the learning process even
> further.
> Along with this frustration came the lack of printed Braille instructions
> not clearly defining the pattern information to follow or precise
> instructions
> for the intricate hand positions and stitches to be taken. He had more
> split yarns, holes and dropped stitches than he wanted to deal with. So
> out
> of
> this frustration grew an idea that there need to be a better manual
> written
> to help with step by step instructions written in succinct detail.
> His other business as CEO of "Braille Plus" in the state of Washington
> was doing well at the time so he toyed with the opportunity to bring his
> book
> to life. Finally while sorting through a sack of unfinished forgotten
> masterpieces of hope (uneven pieces of slippery acrylic yarn projects
with
> holes
> everywhere), he felt sorry the person they belonged to never had the
> opportunity to find a proper coach to assist them with finishing their
> precious garments
> to pass on to the loved ones. Out of this inspiration sprang his 130-140
> printed page instruction manual with 16 or 17 chapters explaining in
> detail
> such
> things as, how to tell the difference between a skein and ball of yarn,
> how
> to fix dropped stitches and how to properly label your Goodwill sack of
> yarn.
> Mr. Hulse also changes standard stock patterns so they challenge his
> interest by incorporating new stitches into mundane standard patterns to
> hold his
> interest while working.
> Joyce Kane our president asked a question for a member (Terrence) that
> could not be at our chat.
> "How are you as a male knitter perceived?" Mr. Hulse answered that he
> hoped
> that people seen him more as a blind knitter than a guy who knits. They
> seem
> to be more amazed by the "blind" than the "guy". He gave an analogy of
the
> difference between how a woman shops for yarn than a man. A woman needs
to
> touch and feel the yarn, then they just have to purchase that "feel good"
> yarn for a project in the future, but then come back the following day to
> scarf
> up the rest "just in case" or perhaps find another "feel good" skein to
> match that future project. When a guy goes to the yarn shop he purchases
a
> huge
> quantity of yarn, takes it home never to resurface again until his stash
> is
> completely depleted. A guy is not a stash saver, nor does he pet or
fondle
> the yarn. He only keeps enough on hand to complete one or two projects
at
> a
> time.
> Next question asked was - What method does he use to label his yarn,
> Braille? He used to use Braille labels on zip lock bags but now uses his
> "I" phone
> with an audio labeling system. You can hear more about this system on,
> www.digit-eyes.com. This system was compared as a Pen friend on steroids.
> Mr. Hulse
> stated that the Digiteyes works with Avery labels and they are developing
> "washable and reusable" labels soon. The new ID summit (his competition)
> scans
> bar code labels that tell exactly what the item is, whereas Smart Phone
is
> used with Digiteyes. With his Smart Phone and Digiteyes he now puts on
his
> own
> audio label indicating, color, fabric content, etc., that can be recited
> back to him.
> The next question asked - When do you give up on a project? Mr. Hulse
> answers that the learning curve is agonizingly slow. It took him a long
> time
> to get comfortable with the feel of his knitting. This depends on how
> stubborn an individual is. There are drawbacks with physical problems
like
> diabetic
> neuropathy making it harder to feel your mistakes, but switch to thicker
> larger needles and yarn and just "Go Big". He also enlightened his
> audience
> to
> the use of squared needles that are the same gauge as the round needles
to
> compensate for this lack of nerve ending feeling and be more comfortable
> in
> your hands.
> Eileen asked - Were you self taught or did you have help? He said he
> was self taught.
> Joyce asked - You talked about establishing a website in the near
> future, please explain.
> He said that it should be ready next month, but in the meantime he could
> be
> reached at:
> davey at brailleplus.net
>
> He will be developing a series of smaller pamphlets like "How to
> Modify a Pattern to keep yourself entertained" costing only $3-$10.00. He
> wanted
> to have something to breakaway from the massive size of his 200-300 page
> Braille manual that would be more convenient to carry.
> Jewel asked - How do you weave in two different colors when
> knitting. His response - very carefully! Along the edge of a seam, and in
> a situation
> of narrow strips - carry the yarn to the next corresponding row and knit
> it
> into the next row of the same corresponding color.
> Eileen explains a different technique of knitting in a
> counterclockwise manner over the next twelve or thirteen stitches then
> tails
> track back with
> a tapestry needle. Mr. Hulse refers to this method as the "candy cane"
> method.
> The next question asked - Does he use a gauge swatch? He claims he
> uses larger than 4x4 swatches. He gave us a helpful hint of carrying a 4
x
> 6
> index
> card in your pocket for instant measuring. It can be folded several ways
> to
> obtain proper measurement without having to carry a ruler. By making
> larger
> samples you can see the drag of your yarn swatch when it's knitted. And
> always measure repeatedly to keep a check on your tension gage problems.
> You can purchase Mr. Hulse's book, "A Touch of Yarn", from the Lion
> Brand website in a down loadable large print or Braille format for
$19.95.
> Respectfully submitted,
> Audrey Wellner, Secretary
> NFB Krafters Korner division
>
>
>
>
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