[Nfb-krafters-korner] tips for scissors

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Well Gram never wasted anything.  I do remember it defintely was not a  new 
piece of elastic.  
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/13/2013 7:39:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jillbilly4 at comcast.net writes:

Big  smiles!  Now that is a great way to  recycle!

Jill

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On
Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 6:03  PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] tips for scissors

Now I am betting that Joyce's  Grandma probably made the elastic by tearing
the tops off an old pair of  panties. That is where my Mom got a lot of her
elastic. lol
Sorry, I  couldn't help adding my two cents.
Henrietta
On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:10  PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:

> If you have a small pair of scissors  a tip that brings mack memories for 
 
> me.
> 
> My  Gram always had a pair of small scissors with a piece of elastic thru 
  
> the handle then the elastic had a knot tied in it with a large safety  pin

> attached to the elastic.  Well actually the elastic was  not attached it
was  
> hanging from the safety pin so it could  slide up and wdown the elastic.
Now 
> she always had this pinned to  her apron or dress. Gram only wore pants
when 
> she went out in the  garden.  So while sitting and doing her crocheting 
the

>  scissors were always right there and easy to find.  As I grew up and  
she  
> gave me my own scissors and made up the elastic and safety  pin I wore 
mine

> pinned to my pants pocket or my shirt and I still  do that.
> 
> You can get up and walk around and your scissors are  always within  
reach.
> 
> You can get elastic by the yard in  Jaann's or a fabric store or you can
get 
> packages of elastic  too.  It doesn't really matter the width of the 
> elastic  as  long as it isn't too wide and fits thru your handle of  your
scissors.
> 
> Joyce  Kane
>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
>  Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
> 
> In a message dated  1/13/2013 3:12:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
>  deimucc at verizon.net writes:
> 
> Thanks  Cindy. I have some  already I was thinking of emptying them out 
and
> using  them. I do  need something right at my side for when I put a hook
and
>  small  scissors down while rug hooking. It's amazing how much  fumbling
goes
> on if  there is not a clear space right there or  an apron pocket to drop
> tools  into while working and having to  put them down temporarily. At
least
> knitting needles with yarn  attached to them don't tend to escape  notice
> easily.
> Fro  anyone who is interested the famous  Webs is right here in my
>  town. Their web site is yarn.com. Each Sunday  morning on WHMP FM,  they
air 
> a
> show called Ready Set Knit and it is  hosted  by the couple who own Webs. 
I
> love this show,  and   even did  before I thought about learning to knit. 
 
> They
> feature yarn sellers, pattern  book writers, talk  about new yarns just 
in,
> close outs, all kinds of  things. I bet  you can listen to the current 
and 
> old
> programs on their  web  site. They mentioned that anyone who didn't catch
it
>  should go back and  listen to the year's end review. 
> 
>  Deidre
> 
> 
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