[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Bead Looms ...

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-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:27 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bead Looms ...

Well, the rawhide my husband used in the past was gotten from Tandy Leather. 
Now, I know they use to have catalogs and at one time were actually on-line, but I don't know what's available now.  Like I said, the project I've been dreaming of is one of these days.

It would not be done on a traditional beed loom.  I would see if my sister, who wood carves, could carve me two different 3 foot short stafs from trees on the farm, with Native American or nature depictions on the top and bottom
6 inches of each piece.  They would represent the top and bottom of a loom frame.  The rawhide cord, like a shoe string, would run from pole to pole virtically.  The air dried beeds, approximately the width of a dime and maybe 1/4 inch wide, would be painted whatever colors I'd need and then woven just the same as on the beed loom.  It would not require increases or decreases, the pattern would remain within the number of virtical rows.

The books I have are specific to Native American patterns and they go line by line as you weave from top to bottom.  When I get my hands on the books again, I will post the names and authors.  I'm not sure if they could be scanned because there are a lot of pictures.  My husband and sister read 90% of my patterns and I either braille them or type them into my computer.  I have put them on tape as well.

this project will take a lot of prep work because of making the beeds from the air dry clay and getting my sister to carve the posts.  She charges $50 for her carved canes and walking stafs.  Well worth the money.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:20 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Bead Looms ...

> Hi Susan:
>
> A few questions about the patterns & the cords you use.  I like the idea 
> of using rawhide for the loom, but don't recall ever having come across 
> them during my on-line searches.  Well, maybe I did but wasn't thinking 
> about them for use on the loom.  Are the cords sold on-line?  If so, do 
> you have the web address?
>
>
> Oh yes, are you also using any type of specific thickness of the cords for 
> loom projects?
>
> second, regarding your Native American pattern books, are they books that 
> you can scan, or does someone have to read the patterns to you?  Can you 
> recommend any titles?  I already have the "Beading On A Loom Book" by Don 
> Pierce and its a good beginning point that describes making a loom, 
> warping and then weaving along with increases & decreases.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eileen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's 
> chat
>
>
>> Hi Terry,
>>
>> I also have a beed loom using a coil spring to aline my virtical threads. 
>> I got mine several years ago from a Native American shop in Virginia 
>> Beach. You use seed beeds with it and I also have several pattern books 
>> with specific beed patterns from several tribes across the United States. 
>> One of my "one of these days" projects is to go jumbo with one of these 
>> beed patterns and make my own beeds out of the air dry clay, larger of 
>> course, using rawhide cords for my virtical strands and either a black or 
>> clear heavy pound fishing string for the horizontal weaving and come up 
>> with a wall tapistry for our log cabin.  Like I said, one of these days. 
>> LOL
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "eileen SCRIVANI" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's 
>> chat
>>
>>
>>> Terry:
>>>
>>> I also have a bead loom and seem to recall a few other people on the 
>>> list saying they have them, but can't remember who.  Anyway, the bead 
>>> loom allows a person to weave using the fine nymo type thread to create 
>>> the warp and and either a comb type or set up or small coil spring 
>>> creates the correct spacing of these warp threads.  The warp creates 
>>> tracks of threads and then you thread on however many beads you like and 
>>> push the beads into the track. When you make your return pass with your 
>>> large eye needle through the beads, that will lock the beads into 
>>> position.
>>>
>>> Using a loom you can make bands of beads with what ever colors you like. 
>>> Then either sew or glue the beads onto some kind of backing or whatever 
>>> you want to do with them.  The bead loom is a native American Indian 
>>> craft and looms can range at the very simplest for ball-park of $10 and 
>>> then they go up into the hundreds of dollars.   I have what is called a 
>>> "Bear Cub" loom and paid around $30-ish.  You can search in google for 
>>> bead loom if you want to find out some additional info and get ideas on 
>>> pricing. I've seen a child's type of toy set on amazon.com for around 
>>> $10.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:06 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's 
>>> chat
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sorry for being away for a while.  I have been under the weather with 
>>>> muscle spazums and more.  The meds about nocked me out.
>>>> HTH.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Are these socks, like bed slippers, or are they real socks, done with a 
>>>> thin needle.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone explain what Laurie was talking about when she wrote about 
>>>> her beading loom.  I never heard of such a thing.
>>>>
>>>> Was anyone interested in wrap around bracelets?
>>>>
>>>> Any idea where you can find magnetic beads?  They make nice magnetic 
>>>> necklaces or wrap around bracelets.
>>>>
>>>> Terry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Krafters Korner [mailto:KraftersKorner at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 3:42 PM
>>>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] [NFB Krafters Korner] Monday night's 
>>>> chat
>>>>
>>>> Well the chat just ended with lots of laughter and discussion.
>>>>
>>>> We talked about our New Year's resolutions for our crafting. We decided 
>>>> that buying yarn without a project or plan, even if it is wonderful or 
>>>> a good sale, is not real smart. But then we discussed just how much 
>>>> yarn to buy when we come across those have to have sales. lol
>>>>
>>>> We talked about finishing one project before starting another. But I 
>>>> mentioned that i would like to have a couple things going, such as a 
>>>> dish cloth that is easy to take and do and a larger project by my 
>>>> rocker.
>>>>
>>>> We also talked about the sock class that Joyce plans on teaching in 
>>>> February.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think we solved the yarn problems of the world. But all four of 
>>>> us agree that our projects will continue during 2010.
>>>>
>>>> Henrietta
>>>> ~I wish you enough~
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted By Krafters Korner to NFB Krafters Korner at 1/05/2010 03:39:00 
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