[Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes

Wed Apr 9 01:38:52 UTC 2014

Going back it was a trip to Keepsake Quilting and I had 2 friends along  
with me.  Lorraine who is great for helping with colors and stuff and  
actually it was another Girl Scout Leader.  Well I wanted to pick out  flannel for 
a quilt throw and both of them are trying to describe what the  fabric 
looked like.  Lorraine finally said, "Pick out anything, she can't  see it/"  and 
they told me there was a lady standing near us and the lady  was horrified 
that Lorraine said that.  The lady gave them a dirty look and  walked away.  
Actually, I realized how my questions were sounding and when  Lorraine said 
that to me, I started laughing and the three of us had a good  laugh.  I 
also need to tell you that they threatened to leave me in New  Hampshire if I 
didn't hurry up and pick out what I wanted.  I need to say  Lorraine and I 
have been friends since the 7th grade and that is a long  friendship to be 
there for each other.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 4/8/2014 9:16:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
gary.brewer at comcast.net writes:

Oh, try  asking a few friends for help with color. then you are not only 
confused but  very likely to hurt all but one of them when you make your 
decision.  lol

Last summer i decided to assessorize the main bathroom with new  colors. My 
x sister in law suggested teel. We bought two rugs in teel an a few  
towels. the rugs curled up and surely can't be in Dan's bathroomWent out to  find 
more rugs and shower curtain. Nothing that was near the towels. Oh, well,  
you can always use hand towels. 

Well, was out with my daughter, Janet  and she found a navy shower curtain 
that would work well on dan's special  shower. No rugs that were the same 
navy. all the navy we find has a green tint  this year. Well, up against the 
shower curtain anyhow. 

so, my friend,  Joyce took me out and she decided a light blue looked good 
with the navy. we  got one rug forgetting the one right outside of the 
shower which is most  important. Got a few more towels and went home. Several 
times friends have  taken me out to find a shower mat to match that light blue. 
Actually,  cornflower blue. Nothing!!! Plus Janet was here tonight and 
wondered what made  Joyce think that blue even matched. lol I figured out that 
Joyce suggested tan  and I turned my blind nose up to that. Tan is boring!!! 

Well, Janet  took the towels, at least I didn't use these and the rug back 
and I am sure  she will come home with tan.

Now, I see a few friends thinking, "why  should I bother taking her out if 
she just uses something else?". and I still  have the problem with my 
dissapointment with plain boring tan. I never thought  the day would come that I 
would hate color. 
Henrietta
On Apr 8, 2014,  at 4:08 PM, Cathy wrote:

> Joyce,
> Yes, some sighted folks  have the knack of identifying colors and some do 
not. some folks know
>  easily if two colors go together while others are clueless. I used to 
ask my  daughter to identify
> what colors things were for me till I realized  the hopelessness of doing 
so. Here is a typical
> conversation  smile.
> Me: what color is this?
> Her: blue.
> Me: what  shade?
> Her: medium I guess.
> Me: is it a plain blue or perhaps  blue/green or blue/violet?
> Her: <large sigh> I don't know mom,  it is blue ok?
> 
> Why it is most frustrating is that I was good  at seeing the subtleties 
of color before losing my
> sight, despite the  fact that I had very little sight. so it is difficult 
for me to understand  how
> someone can't do this. The closest I can get to it is that I can't  taste 
individual spices in food.
> Food is either spicy or plain. Just  plain red or blue! <smile>
> 
> Even more perplexing is that  my daughter can match colors and know what 
goes together and what does
>  not look right. Maybe she just doesn't have the words, or maybe just 
doesn't  have the patience.
> Cathy F
> 
> 
> 
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