[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Cane holder

Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] terry.powers at nih.gov
Mon Apr 1 19:11:23 UTC 2019


I think we could make on on the 24 peg loom.  We could make some for the table, at next years convention!
I would put a draw string and maybe a metal clip, so you could clip it to a bag.  Some could have handles.

Terry


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From: Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 4:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Cane holder

Thanks Georgia.  Those are some great points and ideas.  I hadn't thought about it, but covering the tip is really a good idea.
My husband likes the giant ball tip, so I would have to be sure my bag is big enough for that.
A drawstring would be good, too.
Tracy


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Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Cane holder

Hey Tracy,

I mentioned something similar before on one of the conference calls.

Mine was a white cane bag. I made one before for myself so I won't be making my clothes dirty when I place my folded cane on my lap. The tips are especially dirty mostly since its like your shoes. No one places there dirty shoes on their lap or even inside their pocket bags. Its great also if you are at a formal setting or at a nice sit down restaurant. I get fellow white cane users putting their white cane on top of the table and I cringe! Not just me, people with good eyesight can see that stains on those tips. Then I get excuses of oh I can't bend over and reach the floor or I don't have a bag with me etc etc. I like hands free too and as much as I can put all necessity in my pockets I will and always left holding my white cane on hand.

I used the arm sleeve of my hooded zip jacket then when one of the doggies I was walking decided to pull my jacket from the chair and chomped a big hole on it. I liked the soft cloth and its stretchable a little bit. I didn'r want to throw it away and thought of finding a use for the 'doggie chomped free' portion. It looked great and people kept asking me where I bought it.

Its very versatile. Washable, foldable and I could stuff it in my pocket if I unfold my cane. I get away of putting my white cane on top of the table and don't offend people who can see the tip of my white cane. Of course you can do all alternatives to have blind etiquette but how many times I am at a crowded setting with no time to find a place to put my cane but on me, it was a saver! Its good too if you work in a professional field and meet people with no vision problems, you look organized and clean. They don't know blind etiquette most of the time but they certainly know a dirty stained looking marshmallow lol. I have the rolling 'marshmallow' tip.

I'm trying to make one with a draw string long enough so I can either use the string as a holder or sling it on my shoulder. I even thought of attaching a clip on hook like you thought so I can hook it either on the white cane itself if I have the cane unfolded so I won't lose the bag.

Unfortunately I couldn't go to the convention this year but I would love to help out.

Georgia

On Sun, Mar 31, 2019, 11:31 AM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner < nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> My husband likes the big, fat, folding canes, and sometimes the band 
> that holds it together when it's folded breaks.
>
> I was telling him that Executive Products has cane holders, and then I 
> started thinking it would be easy to crochet one.  Find some sturdy, 
> washable yarn, probably cotton or acrylic; make a circle big enough, 
> then just go up until it's long enough.  Crochet a strap to hook it on 
> a belt
or
> over the wrist, and there it is.
>
> Then I was thinking it might be a good thing for the division to sell 
> some at convention, if people are so minded.  I bought a crocheted 
> slate holder at convention many moons ago, and it's still great.  
> Though I guess slate holders get a lot less wear and tear than a cane holder would.
>
>
>
> Any thoughts on any of these ideas, either my design, or as a 
> fundraising project?
>
> Tracy
>
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