[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello out there!

[MARCIA and Smoke]

Hi,

This is Marcia from Virginia.  I'm a knitter and new on this list.  Could
someone please tell me how to write to the list instead of attaching my post
to someone elses??:  Thanks in advance.
Until one has loved an animal, one's soul remains unawakened.
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From: "mds4pak" <mds4pak at sbcglobal.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello out there!


> I just finished a batch of M&P soaps for some friends of mine. I used mica
> powder and made them a lovely shimmery royal purple. For the fragrance, I
> did mostly sweet pea accented with some bamboo flower and plumeria. They
> smelled lovely and DH said they looked beautiful, too.
>
> I wrapped them in cellophane, then tied off each side with white ribbon so
> they sort of resemble large wrapped candies. I'm also thinking of making
> gift baskets containing bath and beauty stuff along with some wine and
> chocolates for relatives this year. It would save on expense (DH's family
is
> a huge Catholic family), and I've got some items I've been longing to try
> out.
>
> Hope everyone else is staying busy and having fun.
>
> Happy crafting,
> Sarah
> "All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream."
>        - Edgar Allan Poe
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> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:34 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello out there!
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > It has ben awful quiet here.  Is there anyone out there?
> >
> > I had to check in and let you know that I found some wire and will see
> > what
> > I can do with it to make the needle threaders for my sewing machine.  Go
> > figure, I went to the craft store looking for 30 mm wire give or take 2
mm
> > and
> > they had the darn size in .010 or .020.  So I had my daughter search
> > around  for
> > sewing machine needles in AC Moore's and then took it over to where the
> > wire
> > was.  Yep, I opened the package of needles and tested out to see if I
> > could
> > get the wire in theeye of the needle.  Good thing I did that as I
noticed
> > the
> > wire I had first was real limp.  After searching and testing I came
home
> > with a spool of wire that fit in the eye of the needle and was a bit
> > stiffer.
> > All these wires had a plastic coating on it.  Now I soon  will be off to
> > my
> > back room where the sewing machine is and check out if this  will work.
> >
> > So what is everyone doing out there with their creative hands?
> >
> > I started on one of those 10 hour adult sweaters.  I do have the
> > directions
> > if anyone is interested with my couple of changes in the  directions.  I
> > don't
> > know about taking 10 hours to do it, but I did frog it  a few times.  I
> > finally got it to go along by sitting in front of the  computer and
> > "Listening" to
> > the directions line by line and doing the  knitting.  I kept figuring I
> > remembered it and would go and sit to listen  to TV and come out with
the
> > wrong
> > number of stitches.  Once you finish the  yoke part you pslide off the
> > sleeves and
> > just straight knit the body until it is  the right length.  Then you go
> > back
> > and knit the sleeves.  It is a  cardigan, but my mind is already going
> > ahead
> > to the next time I do this and  change it into a pullover.  I mixed 2
> > yarns
> > together, too.  I had some  acrylic yarn maybe a worstered weight and
put
> > a
> > washable striped sock yarn held  together.    Others have made comment
> > that they
> > liked it.
> >
> > I have to finish my Grand daughter's long sleeve t shirt I am sewing,
> > too.
> > Just have the ribbbing on the neck and sleeves to put on along with
> > hemming
> > it on the machine.  Last of all I have to fringe the shawl I wove  on my
> > triangle loom.
> >
> > I do like to have several projects going at one time so I don't get
bored
> > just working on one.
> >
> > How about you?  What are you working on?  Do you work on one  thing at a
> > time?
> >
> > Joyce
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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