[Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes

Ashley Bramlett bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Thu Apr 10 04:14:39 UTC 2014 

hi,
yes that is right. blue is generally a boy's color.
I'm not sure why she says it’s a girl. Boy is blue; its traditional. I heard 
the boys bathroom in elementary school was blue.
The traditional color for girl is pink.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lovette Yewchan
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:01 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes

Ive never seen color so it is a bit of a mystery for me.
I wanted to have a baby boy color for a blanket I was going to knit.
My 14 year old daughter picked out a color only for many people telling me 
it is not a baby color.
So my husband goes with me and we get a color
My mom visited and saw it on the table and informed me she hoped it was for 
a girl.
I am working on a hat for a baby boy I hoped, mom says it is a girl color.
Most say a boy or unisex.
It is a blue with some purple.
How confusing!
Lovette

On Apr 9, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Zimmer, Cindy <cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov> 
wrote:

> Yes, but remember to help your reader out by letting us know what you are 
> looking for.  I am a good reader, so I hope I do not do these things, but 
> sometimes it does help your readers if they know exactly what you are 
> looking for or if in fact you are looking for something New or different 
> for you.
>
> Cindy Z.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Annette Carr
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:40 AM
> To: 'qubit'; 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
>
> Oh yes.  Don't you love when someone says, "you don't want that, it is not 
> you".  Maybe I am looking for a new look or a different look for a special 
> event.  Tell me what it looks like, not what you think I would say about 
> it.
>
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of qubit
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 1:32 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
>
> Hi all.  I have to laugh listening to all your stories about color 
> matching and finding people that can explain or pick out what you want.  I 
> had low vision for decades, but color perception was excellent, so I was 
> picky about color, and my mother and I don't see colors the same way. Now 
> I can't see much color at all, but Mom is still my main resource.  She 
> does one thing that has always annoyed me -- when I ask for a description 
> of something, whether it is a color or a print in a fabric, or a 
> description of a person's face, she will immediately start telling me what 
> she sees in the most subjective, non-specific terms.  "Oh, she is 
> classically pretty" or "this print is too loud", with no specific 
> objective details to grasp onto.  I stop her and say, Mom, you're doing it 
> again..." It doesn't help.
> Does anyone else run into this problem?
> I love bright colors. It is a great mood lifter.
> Happy krafting.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
>
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:39 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
>
> 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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