[Nfb-krafters-korner] Latch hook rugs

Sun Sep 3 01:33:12 UTC 2017

Hi Marianne,

You can buy a cutter.  It looks like a wheel with a crank on the side and a
blade in the middle.  As you crank the yarn through it cuts it.  I think the
length is adjustable also.

Also, you can buy packages of pre-cut single colors in many craft shops.

Bernice and the sweet Octane.
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That is a great suggestion. I could just buy some canvas and some of the
yarns. I wonder where I can get the yard cut? Thanks Henry.

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> On Sep 2, 2017, at 1:13 PM, Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mariann, how about brightly colored squares for the little girl?
> Hth.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Portia Latieff Mason via
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> 
> This is very interesting as I have not done latch hook rugs in a long
time.
> Thanks for sharing how you manage picture rugs.
> Portia
> 
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> 
> Hi Marianne,
> 
> I have done a number of complicated pictures in latch hook.  I have
someone
> sort the colors of yarn first into zip lock bags and label each.
> 
> Then I have someone dictate how many of each color for each row, like 6
dark
> blue, 10 light blue, 25 dark blue and so on.  I always have that person
> start at the bottom left corner, because it is easiest to work from the
> bottom up.
> 
> I start numbering the rows with row 1 being the bottom row.
> 
> I don't know if you know braille or not, but if you don't, you certainly
> could do this in a word file.  I'm not sure how you would label the bags
of
> yarn if you don't know braille.
> 
> Possibly, If you don't know braille, but you know print letters, you could
> make raised line letters on braille paper.  Did you know that you can lie
a
> piece of braille paper on several layers of paper towel and use a sewing
> tracing wheel to make the letters?  You have to draw backwards like you
were
> writing on a braille slate so when you turn it over it is going the right
> way.
> 
> Hopefully this is the info you are looking for.
> 
> One time I had a puzzle with 48 pieces, of different shapes.  There was a
> base of 6 squares by 10 squares.  The volunteer braillists traced all of
the
> pieces in the way I described and made me a book of each of the puzzle
> pieces, and list of which pieces to use for each puzzle.  I lost it in one
> of my moves and have never been able to find it again.  Originally I
bought
> it at the Chicago train station when my ex-husband and I had a big lay
over.
> I keep looking for it.
> 
> Bernice and the sweet Octane.
> 
> 
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Latch hook rugs
> 
> I have done latch hook rugs in the past and know how to do them. I am
> looking for one for my grand daughter who is 1 but it can't be too
> complicated. I purchased a cat the other day but it is so complex I can't
do
> the pattern unless someone is with me all the time. Does anyone have any
> suggestions?
> 
> --
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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