[Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
jill
jillbilly4 at comcast.net
Wed Apr 9 03:16:59 UTC 2014
Joyce,
I love that story. I have a friend who I have been friends with since the
second grade, but she is not a crafter. I keep telling her that I will
teach her.
Jill
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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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