[Nfb-krafters-korner] A little about myself

[Terry Powers]

Sharon;

One big advantage of a phone class is, if someone describes how to do something, and someone does not understand, there are others to put it in different words.
I think you might remember that I have epelepsi, from our working together, in the past.  When I came to Krafters Korner, I only knew the knit stitch and did not even know the loom existed.  I had never tried to crochet, or do any beading either.
Patient teachers, keeping notes from classes and maybe taking a class over until I really caught on,  has turned me into a good crafter.  I have enough confidence to even teach!
If you need extra help, either the teacher or another student can help you, one on one.
Pony beading is easy, so come and take your first free class!

Terry Powers


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Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 12:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A little about myself

Sharon,

Since this is a group for blind Crafters, we focus on wording things to be able to do them by touch and tend to be explicit with our directions. We have a few members that are deaf blind so there will be people to bounce ideas off of to make sure you get the most out of this group and there are plenty of members willing to describe things differently until you find one that you get.
Welcome back (while I didn't remember your name, I did remember you from
before) <smile>
Cindy S.


On October 26, 2017 10:20:35 PM Sharon Hooley via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> i’ve recently re-subscribed to this list, and just thought I’d share 
> some things about myself.
>
> I live in Nampa Idaho, not very far from the capitol, Boise.  i live 
> in what’s called a certified Family Home.  This type of home is for 
> clients who need extra support, which for me is more than 
> deafblindness.  If I ever decide to live by myself, I would like a 
> simple tiny house on wheels so that I can park near family members 
> from different areas of the country alternately.
>
> I enjoy crafting with plastic canvas.  What I like about it is that we 
> can build all kinds of things of our creation.  Also, correcting 
> mistakes is fairly easy.  I think of doing other projects with yarn I 
> have for knitting and crocheting, but I want to get rid of a lot of my canvas scraps first.
> My problem is that I have the wrong kind of patience when it comes to 
> those other yarn work, meaning that I’m willing, to a point, to start 
> something, then rip it out when I see a mistake, start over, rip out, 
> etc.  There is one material I think of crocheting, plastic grocery 
> bags.  that can be a free medium to work with.  Also, it would be nice 
> to be able to make padded wire hangers, that is two hangers bound 
> together.  When my mom passed on, I took her featherweight sewing 
> machine, so I’d like to make some things with scrap material.  I am 
> interested in clay, learning to create with duct tape and other useful things made from recycled plastic, metal or wood.
>
> I guess you could say that doing a   little programming and playing around
> with sound, using such things as tape recorders and digital technology 
> is crafting too.
>
> I’m thinking of becoming a member, but I feel that I might have some 
> difficulty following written or spoken instructions.  I’ll give you an 
> example.  My sister was teaching me how to make a Korean star, which 
> is a Christmas tree decoration made with two pieces of square-shaped 
> cardboard, straight pins and string.  After binding the two squares 
> catty corner,  to each other and face-to-face, you put  the pins in at 
> each point the squares make.  Now, I don’t remember the exact words 
> she used, but it’s apparently important to pick the best way to 
> describe instructions.  Well, i pushed each pin down through the tips so that they stuck out on the other side.
> then she showed me what I did wrong and guided  me through  the right 
> procedure, to push the pin THROUGH the tip so that most of it  is 
> sandwiched between the two layers that make up the cardboard.  They I 
> could use the heads to wrap the string around each point, sort of like a God’s Eye.
>
> Looking forward…
>
>
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