[Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 8/30/17

Fri Sep 1 06:11:39 UTC 2017

I wish there was a local knitting group where I live.

Sometimes I have trouble understanding explanations and I’m sure I would get it, if I could feel what was being done.

maria

> On 1 Sep 2017, at 3:59 am, Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Nella, I encourage you to check out that knitting group you spoke of, those people were beginners at one time too.
> I am the only man in our churches knitting group, and am not bothered by it at all. In fact, Terry and I are the only blind members of the group.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 11:40 AM
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> Cc: Nella Foster
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 8/30/17
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> 
> I've been wanting to go to our local knitting group that meets at the public
> library.  I feel a little intimidated because I'm a beginner.  I'm going to
> just have to make myself go and see what it is like.
> 
> Nella
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ramona Walhof via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 9:05 AM
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> Interesting to think about this.  I talk to knitters everywhere, but have
> belonged to only a couple of groups.  My church has a shawlers group which
> meets twice a month with anywhere from four to ten people who just chat, all
> doing different projects.  Sometimes they ask each other for opinions. And
> the church does an annual craft fair and gets all kinds of things, but not
> prayer shawls.
> The most interesting group was on the cruise I took last fall.  Fifteen or
> so women gathered to chat and brought their work.  Some used Canadian or
> European styles, and some were doing very complex projects, but there were
> also  beginners.
> 
> I have found both of these groups to be very friendly.  Nobody was
> judgemental of others' work.  Quite the opposite, if anyone was struggling,
> all were very encouraging.
> Ramona
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cathy Flesher via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 7:23 PM
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> Cc: Cathy Flesher <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 8/30/17
> 
> Hi Nella and all,
> 
> I found out about a knitting group in my area a number of years ago, but I
> did not have the confidence to join it, because I realized I knew very
> little and worried that I might be unwelcome.
> 
> Then there was and perhaps still is, a blind knitters group, which is an
> email list. When I joined they were making what sounded to me to be a very
> complex shawl. I felt overwhelmed and decided the group was too advanced for
> me.
> 
> Then one day someone I was talking too happened to mention that they had
> heard that the NFB had a Krafters Division, but they could tell me nothing
> about it. I was interested and went to the NFB site and from there to the KK
> website. I joined the listserv and quickly realized that this was the place
> I'd been searching for. Classes taught by and for the blind, how awesome
> that sounded to me.
> 
> The rest is history.
> 
> I have been thinking that it might be nice to start a craft group at church,
> but I am very knew to the church so for now I am joining a women's group and
> will see what happens from there. Maybe I can bring it up at a meeting and
> see what response I get.
> 
> 
> Have a great day!!
> Cathy F
> 
> 
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