[Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing article

Sat Jul 30 01:48:40 UTC 2016

It was in one of the Kernel books which are all online at nfb.org.  I can't
remember which book, but I bet those who know how could do a search and come
up with it.  I suppose I should write an update, because I wrote it probably
twenty years ago.  
Ramona

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 7:31 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Nella Foster <jellybeanfarm at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing article

How can I find the article Ramona wrote about sewing?

I would love to read it.

Nella

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 7:11 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Cc: Deborah Armstrong
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Why I'm not taking an August class

Ramona,

Thanks, I too will take the class. Very kind of you to take the time to help
us who are more clueless. I remember long ago the article you wrote for the
monitor about your learning to sew and have always admired it.

On 7/29/2016 4:11 PM, Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner wrote:
> Hi Ramona, I already know how to knit, but I'm looking forward to your 
> classes in October. I want to refresh my memory on some of the 
> stitches, and learn new techniques, and learn how to do the double 
> Moss stitch too.
> henry
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Ramona Walhof via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 4:43 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Cc: Ramona Walhof
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Why I'm not taking an August class
>
> Debra, I need to put up a class on basic knitting stitches I think the 
> first two weeks in October, probably Thursday evenings.  I will be 
> teaching basic knit stitches with needles:  garter, stockinette, 
> ribbing, seed stitch, double moss stitch, and checkerboards of various 
> sizes.  As we go, we will discuss what kinds of things you can make.
> For example, scarves are always
> popular.   You can design your own or look for patterns.  These stitches
> will take you a long ways.  This is the last day of BELL here, and I 
> took it off to go to a wedding.  I will be teaching Braille drawings 
> tomorrow.  Then I will try to deal with our  Website to list the basic 
> knitting stitches class.
> Ramona
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deborah 
> Armstrong via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 2:18 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Deborah Armstrong <debee at jfcl.com>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Why I'm not taking an August class
>
> It looks like you have some wonderful classes coming up. My thanks to 
> all the members who give up time to create the classes!
>
>
> My issue is that I'm a klutzy beginner. I can knit and purl, but I've 
> never used a loom, know only one way to cast on and can't crochet 
> either. I do know how to use circulars; made several hats, but don't 
> know how to use DPNS either.
>
>
> I guess I could take a bead class but have trouble picturing what 
> these things look like.  And I can already hear my husband reminding 
> me I should be using up the yarn I've already bought, before I go 
> buying more craft supplies. And I do have tons of yarn and needles.
>
>
> I'm not on a fixed income, so it's not a real problem for me 
> financially to buy some supplies, but I don't really want to argue 
> with him about why I need the stuff when I already have a room full of 
> knitting supplies!
>
>
> I took up knitting because I learned from Davey Hulse's superb "Touch 
> of Yarn" (a book for blind knitters) and I needed something I could do 
> on my commute which totals 3 hours each week day. That's the only real 
> time I have for crafting, because I'm sleeping or working or trying to 
> be a homemaker otherwise. But I did manage to make an entire afghan, 
> just on my commute, out of 25 squares, each exactly a foot square.
> It's an enormous colorful thing and every square was knitted on a 
> bumpy paratransit van!
>
>
> So I'm feeling a little stuck. Seems like only the beginning crochet, 
> which I signed up for already will make a dent in my existing inventory!
> And the other classes require skills I don't yet have. It also looks 
> like many of them aren't portable; they won't really fit in to my long 
> commute.
>
>
> Thoughts? Am I misguided?
>
>
> --Debee
>
>
>
>
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