[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Introduction

Mon Apr 27 18:27:42 UTC 2020

Hi Lee, like Terry said your description of Plastic Canvas and its uses was
right on target.
Would you like to team up with Terry and me to share ideas?
Some folks on this list have teamed up in the past for various crafts that
they do.
Hope to hear from you real soon!
Take care,
Henry and Terry

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That is a very good description, Lea!
I do a lot of plastic canvas!
Henry, does some, too!
Maybe we can shair ideas!

Terry Powers
terrypowers59 at gmail.com

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I believe it is like a sheet of paper but plastic with a grid pattern of
wholes on it. similar to a window screen.

I have seen a lot of things made out of it like tissue boxes, houses and
other little basket like crafts.

You can use it to create pictures too. I created mine with flowers and sewed
braille using the yarn for quotes and poems.

You use a blunt yarn needle to weave the yarn in and out of the wholes.

Imagine hand embroidery but on a larger scale.

On 4/27/20, Georgina Joyce via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Helo Henry,
>
> Firstly, thanks for the warm welcome. I am waiting for a delivery of 
> nice goodies to play with any minute.
>
> What is plastic canvas work?
>
> Thanks,
>> On 23 Apr 2020, at 17:24, henry osborne jr via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Gina, I am Henry from Maryland. I do needle knitting, crocheting, 
>> I love to Loom knit and I do a bit of plastic canvas work too.
>> we will figure out a way to get you more involved in classes here in 
>> the group.
>> Welcome to you!
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>> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> <mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of 
>> Georgina Joyce via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:35 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org 
>> <mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>>
>> Cc: Georgina Joyce <gena at gena-j.me.uk <mailto:gena at gena-j.me.uk>>
>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Introduction
>>
>> Hello Tracy,
>>
>> Thanks, for the heads up with the book share title. I am currently 
>> really enjoying getting back into study mode with this small looms 
>> book. This will keep me quiet for a while. LOL!
>>
>> The panels in their acoustic properties work reasonably so I will 
>> create mark 2 and this time decorate them. They are up stairs so they 
>> will not be seen by others. But to vary the faces by attaching 
>> decoration will look interesting as well as improving their acoustic 
>> properties.
>>
>> Thanks for the welcome.
>>> On 23 Apr 2020, at 14:58, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Gina.
>>> Good for you, busting out of your comfort zone and trying new things!
>>> The panels you are creating sound neat.
>>> Crochet is good for making flowers and other kinds of decorations.
>>> There are lots of free patterns online, + instructions for learning 
>>> to
>> crochet.
>>> Bookshare also has a book called Blooming Crochet, which has a 
>>> variety of hats and flowers to decorate them with.  I bet the 
>>> flowers could as easily be used in other ways besides for hats.
>>>
>>> I have been blind most of my life.  I was lucky and got a good 
>>> education, including braille at an early age, and now I have a good 
>>> job as a computer programmer.
>>> My mom taught me to knit and crochet when I was a kid.  I stopped 
>>> doing either for a long time once I started college, but I picked 
>>> knitting back up
>>> 10-15 years ago, and restarted some crochet a couple years back.  
>>> I've become a good knitter, and I'm getting better with crochet.
>>> Welcome to the list.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
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>>> Georgina Joyce via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:55 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Cc: Georgina Joyce
>>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Introduction
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>> I was born in Northampton a boot and shoe market town in the middle 
>>> of England. I now live in the North West between Manchester and 
>>> Liverpool. At the age of 11 I was taken to a residential school for 
>>> partially sighted children and deaf children. They promised my 
>>> parents that I would be taught braille. This was not true. At this 
>>> school is what I would guess in today's language was for children 
>>> with learning difficulties. I was looking forward to doing the 11 
>>> plus exam in my old school and was disappointed when they assured me 
>>> that I wouldn't be taking any exams while at this residential 
>>> school. Instead of academic studies we did jewellery making, candle 
>>> making, basket weaving and the most useful was touch typing. When I 
>>> left school I made a few baskets and trays for people. It was 
>>> obvious I would never be able to make a living from it as the raw
materials were expensive.
>> These baskets and trays were either willow or a plastic cane.
>>>
>>> It wasn't until my 30's when I took opportunities to study. I have 
>>> achieved a lot having studied computing and psychology. I have 
>>> struggled to find gainful employment and undertake voluntary work. I 
>>> have RP and now I am 60 I have no useful sight. As RP means loosing 
>>> sight
>> slowly it is easy to adapt.
>>> More frightening is the loss of high frequency hearing. I am 
>>> currently adapting to using hearing aids.
>>>
>>> I have always tried to play it safe and I am fed up with it.
>>> Decorating my home and dressing plainly just to be safe is not being 
>>> true to myself. I did do some knitting some years ago but needed a 
>>> lot of support in correcting my dropped stitches. I like wearing 
>>> hair clips and pieces and think it would be easy to make flowers to 
>>> wear in my hair. I could jazz up some of my plain clothes etc. with 
>>> other
>> decorations.
>>>
>>> I made some acoustic panels a few years ago to create a nice audio 
>>> recording environment. I have used recycled decorating cloths and 
>>> removal blankets to face them. As these materials are a variable 
>>> shade of grey. I thought if I attach upholstery sparkly buttons I 
>>> could create the affect of the night sky. Then I found that it is 
>>> easy to buy cloth cut shapes to make flowers so I am exploring these 
>>> possibilities too. Which has brought me to hear. I was discussing 
>>> these panel designs on the woodworkers for the blind email list and 
>>> I was
>> pointed to this list.
>>>
>>> I have purchased some chunky yarn and a knitting loom set. Which I 
>>> think will arrive tomorrow. But deliveries are rather disrupted at 
>>> the
>> moment.
>>>
>>> I can see there are some useful books on Kindle and have purchased a 
>>> couple on loom weaving. I have joined the U.S. Book Share service 
>>> and have been setting up my iPhone with a braille display today in 
>>> order to read books and will see what works well for me. I see the 
>>> book of the month "Small Loom & freeform weaving" is available on 
>>> kindle. I will start working through it soon.
>>>
>>> I look forward to a creative colourful future.
>>>
>>> Gena
>>>
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