[Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 11/29/17

Wed Nov 29 16:19:50 UTC 2017

Yay! Any crocheting or lace-making stuff comes up and I'm in, ditto if
anyone tries handspinning.

Amy

On 11/29/17, Jan Bailey via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I would also be interested in a beginning crochet class. I used to know how
> to do it, so I think I could pick it up again.
> Jan
>
>
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> Behalf Of Amy Herstein via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:29 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Amy Herstein <maria830 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 11/29/17
>
> Good morning, everybody, I hope you all had a marvelous holiday as well.
>
> I have heard that in the past, a very basic how-to-crochet class was
> taught,
> and that's a craft I'd love to learn. Also, I didn't see any spinning
> classes, or at least none recently, and that's a craft I'd love to excel
> at.
>
> Second, I'd say I want to learn sewing, but I already know there is a class
> coming up for that, and I plan to sign up for it. I can't wait to start, as
> the skills I once had are, alas, rusty, and I anticipate revitalizing them.
> My dream is to work up to sewing all kinds of stuff!
>
> So instead, I want to learn lace-making.
>
> When I was in high school, I took a nice stroll through old Ellicott City,
> where my family and I once lived before we moved a few miles away into
> Baltimore County. On the sidewalk in front of a group of stores, there was
> a
> lady from a local historical society set up to demo bobbin lace. She had
> with her several bobbins of thread and all her supplies watched over by a
> crowd of passers-by, but she was kind enough to stop in the midst of what
> she was doing to show me a few basics. It was harder and easier than I
> thought, harder because it was complex and required a delicate touch,
> easier
> because I expected to have far more trouble feeling what I was doing than I
> actually did. I never did get around to setting up additional lessons with
> her. Years later, I met a woman who was tatting in the knitting club I
> joined in college, and again, I was impressed with her skill and the
> complexity of her work. However, again, it was something I just didn't get
> around to at the time. Since then, I've heard of hairpin lace, crocheted
> lace, knitted lace (which I have since tried and loved in spite of some
> frustrating moments), and Venetian rose point lace, as well as other kinds
> of needle lace, all things, I was assured, that I would try and eventually
> hate; I have my doubts as to that and am undeterred.
>
> I love a craft with plenty of intricate detail, one that demands that I
> concentrate. Lace-making seems right for me because you can do a lot of
> cool
> and fancy things with it; I've even heard of women who made their own
> wedding and evening dresses, have given spectacular tablecloths to friends,
> and whose bedspreads are still family legends.
> That is something I wish to do. I want to master those skills and get that
> good at it. Not for bragging rights, not even for money, but because I love
> the antiquity of lace-making and thrive on the challenge of the skill I
> need. My desire to sew comes partly from the drive to master skills but
> also
> out of sheer aggravation: I am simply unable to easily find clothing in
> shops that fits without tailoring it, so I figure I might as well just darn
> well make my own and have done with it, but lace-making is another story. I
> wish to learn it because of how much mental and physical dexterity it seems
> to ask of its crafters and because you can express a lot with it, make
> things that friends treasure, and be part of something that is very old and
> took a lot of work to perfect. I'd love to learn any type there is out
> there.
>
> Sorry, everyone, for the ramble, and thank you for putting up with these
> long emails.
>
> Amy
>
> On 11/29/17, Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Happy Wednesday to all of you crafters out there.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
>>
>>
>>
>> We should all be recovered from our giant meals and be able to think
> again.
>> Lol
>>
>>
>>
>> There are two questions this week, one from Courtney and one from Cindy
>> Z.
>> They are similar questions, so I decided to post them together.
>>
>>
>>
>> From Courtney
>>
>> What past classes would you like to see taught again and what craft
>> would you like to see taught that has never been taught at KK?
>>
>>
>>
>> From Cindy Z.
>>
>> Perhaps there is a craft you would like to learn, but maybe you've
>> never had the time or opportunity.  If so, what is the craft?
>>
>>
>>
>> Let's all pay attention to the answers because they can give us some
>> good ideas of classes to offer in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>> As usual I look forward to reading all of your answers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nella
>>
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