[NFB-Krafters-Korner] {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Re: NEW MEMBER

Sun Apr 3 13:23:35 UTC 2022

HI HENRY, TERRY AND ALYSSA,

   I’M HAPPY TO MEET YOU.

SINCERELY,
RUTH

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 2, 2022, at 7:13 PM, Alyssa Frierson via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Welcome, Ruth!
> We're happy to have you.
> My name's Alyssa. My favorite crafts are jewelry making (beaded
> jewelry), crochet, plastic canvas, and scrapbooking.
> Happy crafting!
> 
> Alyssa
> 
>> On 4/2/22, henry osborne jr via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Good Evening and welcome to you Ruth.
>> I am Henry, I am from Maryland by way of Connecticut. I live here with my
>> Girlfriend Terry whom I think that you will be meeting, and, my semi retired
>> guide dog, I say semi retired because even at aged 11.5 she still likes to
>> get up and go for shorter walks while in harness.
>> I enjoy needle knitting, loom knitting which is probably my most favorite
>> craft and crocheting.
>> I am one of three or four gentlemen in this group.
>> We hope that you will join us for some craft classes and for our Monday and
>> Friday night chats.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
>> Of Ericka via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>> Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2022 6:33 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} RE: {Spam?}
>> NEW MEMBER
>> 
>> Hey Ruth welcome! I’m relatively new here myself being a member for only a
>> year. You’ve joined a fine group of folks here. Well I’ve had a lot of life
>> craziness and not been able to attend classes and other things as much as I
>> would like, they are really helpful and fun group of people.
>> 
>> Ivan Low Vision working on no vision for all my life. My family didn’t teach
>> me how because nobody knew how to knit or crochet. I did stuff for Girl
>> Scouts but it wasn’t quite the same as sitting with someone and learning a
>> craft more in detail. Then you just do it once like like Easter egg dying
>> and a couple of things to get a badge and move on. I used to make cards when
>> I had more vision and I was younger. Now everything looks like a cartoon and
>> I don’t do it as much. My mother is a freelance artist and does a lot of
>> pennant ink and oil/acrylic painting on canvas. My closest real painting was
>> either art class or repainting the house.  I like doing pottery when I had
>> the ability but never really did it as a craft. I guess I dabble. But then
>> I’ve moved a lot in life years as an adult. Thanks to these guys I have
>> finally mastered the basics of knitting and started on the road to learning
>> crocheting.
>> 
>> Oh I’m from Wisconsin.
>> 
>> Ericka Nelson
>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2022, at 9:44 AM, Ruth Reynolds via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> HI SHELLEY,
>>> 
>>>   THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME!
>>> 
>>>   THE WEAVING TEACHER WAS THRILLED TO HAVE ME, SHE HAD TAKEN SPECIAL
>>> CLASSES TO TEACH THOSE WHO ARE BLIND AND HAVE LOW VISION, AND ADAPTED AS
>>> MY NEEDS CHANGED, OR PUTTING ME NEXT TO A WINDOW IF A PRESENTATION WAS
>>> BEING DONE AND THE LIGHTS IN THE LARGE ROOM NEEDED TO BE DIMMED.
>>>    I DIDN’T KNOW THAT WEAVING WAS *THAT* OLD, BUT I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE
>>> DOING AN ART FORM THAT I KNEW WAS VERY OLD.
>>> 
>>> SINCERELY,
>>> RUTH
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 2, 2022, at 10:27 AM, SHELLEY SCHUETT via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Ruth
>>>> We are glad to see that you found us. I look forwards to getting to know
>>>> you. I'm Shelley and one of the few Canadian's on the list. You will see
>>>> me at most classes and even occasionally I'll teach a class.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Did you know weaving is acknowledged as one of the oldest surviving
>>>> crafts in the world, dating back about 12,000 years
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ruth
>>>> Reynolds via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>> Sent: April 2, 2022 5:46 AM
>>>> To: NFB-Krafters-Korner at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: Ruth Reynolds <rachelduncan at verizon.net>
>>>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] {Spam?} NEW MEMBER
>>>> 
>>>> (I MOSTLY USE MY IPAD FOR EMAILS, AND I USE ALL CAPS SO I CAN SEE
>>>> WHAT I’M WRITING)
>>>> 
>>>> HI ALL,
>>>> 
>>>>  MY NAME IS RUTH REYNOLDS, AND I JUST JOINED THIS GROUP YESTERDAY.
>>>>  I HAVE LOW VISION DUE TO NEARSIGHTEDNESS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY
>>>> EYES.
>>>>  I’LL ADMIT TO BEING IN MY 50’S (SMILING).
>>>>  I USE A WHITE CANE, AS I HAVE ENOUGH FUNCTIONING SIGHT I DON’T QUALIFY
>>>> FOR A SERVICE DOG.
>>>> 
>>>>   MY ACUITY HAS FLUCTUATED SINCE BIRTH, I HAVE BEEN WEARING GLASSES
>>>> AND/OR CONTACT LENSES SINCE I WAS ABOUT FIVE.
>>>>  I NOW WEAR ONLY GLASSES.
>>>> 
>>>>  I HAVE BEEN CRAFTING SINCE CHILDHOOD, THOUGH NOW I MOSTLY DO CROCHET
>>>> BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT I CAN SEE TO DO.
>>>>  I SAW THAT THERE IS A KNITTING LOOMING CLASS, THAT INTERESTS ME AS I
>>>> HAVE ABOUT THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH WEAVING.
>>>> 
>>>>  I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING FRIENDS AND LEARNING NEW THINGS.
>>>> 
>>>>  I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MIGHT HAVE.
>>>> 
>>>> SINCERELY,
>>>> RUTH REYNOLDS
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
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