[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Drop spinning

[Tammy Freitag]

Thanks for all of the info.  It is appreciated!
Take care!
Tammy

On 5/10/19, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Tammy.
> I am not an expert drop spinner, but, for me, it's a very tactile thing.  I
> feel how the wool feels when I draft it out, ready to start spinning, and I
> feel how it feels when it's twisted enough (or too much).
> I think, if I was teaching another blind person, I'd show them the parts,
> then I'd show them how the wool feels as one piece, then as it feels when
> it's drafted--ready to spin--then how it feels when it's been spun to the
> right twistiness.
> My spinning has a lot of stops and starts--draft some, spin it, wind it on
> the spindle, repeat.
> Tracy
>
>
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>
> Ok folks,
> We have been approached for help.  Would you please read the following
> and offer input.
> ***HELP***
> Hello,
>>           I am a librarian who will be teaching a class on drop spinning
> to
>> a blind student soon. I wanted to ask if you had any tips or general
>> recommendations on how to teach this craft. I am going to try to use the
>> hand-under-hand or hand-over-hand technique, and makes sure to give my
>> student extra time to handle the equipment. Is there anything else you
> think
>> I should know or anyone you think I should talk to about it?
>> Thank you for your time,
>
>> ~Katrina O'Keefe
>  Wells Branch Community Library
> ***Thank you!***
> Tammy--
> Independence is yours .  Are you willing to reach for it?
> Tammy
>
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Tammy