[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Dexterity improvement through crafts?

[Sarah Hale]

Hi Tracy,

Thanks so much, great suggestions!

On a related note, is anyone in SoCal? I'd love to go craft 
shopping/exploring with someone that isn't my non-tactile artsy other 
half, smile.

Happy new year to all! Yes, it's 2am here on NYE and I'm working, lol.

Sarah

On 12/31/2019 7:50 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner wrote:
> I use the Clover crochet hook.  It is short, and has a flat handle.  I find
> it easy to grip and still have my fingers at the business end, as Dotty
> says.
>
> I am totally blind, and used to do pottery both on the electric wheel and
> hand-building.  I only stopped because the person who was teaching classes
> moved on.
> Hand-building can be a lot of fun, and doesn't require the space and expense
> of a wheel.  My favorite was making a slab and stamping it with stamps or
> textures, then forming it into whatever shape I wanted and attaching it to a
> bottom, if required.  My teacher had some great stamps used for Indian
> textiles, for instance.  An onion bag stretched out makes a texture like
> snakeskin.  Leaves pressed into the clay leave great patterns when the
> leaves burn off during firing.
>
> I also type all day for a living, and have tendonitis in my right wrist.  I
> find using an arm brace while typing helps a lot, as does following the
> recommendations of the therapist I saw when I started having problems.  I'd
> be happy to share offline, if you want.
> Carcione at access.net.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dorothea Martin via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3:11 AM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Dorothea Martin
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Dexterity improvement through crafts?
>
> Hello,
> I wonder if Hobby Lobby has a hobbyist's potter's wheel. If so, you
> might start with clay again and then move to crocheting or knitting. Do
> you have enough vision to see your craftwork or do you do it by touch?
> I ask this question because it may well make a difference in the craft
> tools that will work out for you. For instance, Joann's is having a big
> sale right now and they have crochet hooks with thick, padded, spongey
> hand grips which would not be useful at all for a crocheter who works
> entirely by touch. Our fingers have to be at the business end of the
> hook, while someone who uses some vision might well be glad of the
> comfortable handle. Also, there are lighted knitting needles for those
> who might benefit from them. Keep in touch and we'll explore together.
> Dotty Martin
>
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