[Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Hi everyone;
Our sence of tutch is our main method of seeing.  How do you think I do
my plastic canvis? I feal the bars and squares with my fingers.  Most
people are amaised that I can do it with out looking at what I am doing.
I have a plan in my head as to what I want to do and I do it.  To the
new ones, welcome.  I have done a little knitting and I have used a few
beads in my plastic canvis.  I made an eye glass case with a raised
cross and in the middle of the cross, I put a white bead.  My friend
loved it.  I have samples and pictures to show and items to sell at
National.  I am exsighted to get our group roling.
I also forgot about wash cloth pillows that I can make.

Terry Powers
  

-----Original Message-----
From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:24 PM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!

How many times have I heard that statement, "You don't look  blind."
So 
what does a blind person suppose to look like?
 
This is a statement that really gets to me.
 
Then the amazement that how could you sew, knit, quilt, weave,make
candles,pour molds,use a sewing machine etc.  Once they get over that
and  beyond there, then you can talk to them like "Did you see the sale
at the yarn  shop! It takes a while before they stop excusing themselves
that the sighted  person used the word "see".  Heck I use it all the
time!  When I tell  my Grandaughters let me see what you have, they come
over and put it into my  hands.
 
So acting normal is not something we need to hide, just as sharing the
hows with other blind folks here will let others know how we "Look" at
things.
 
We do have a few sighted folks on the list that enjoy crafting and work
with blind folks.
 
I like when folks introduce me as, "There friend, Joyce."  It took a
while for that to happen because they use to say "This is my blind
friend,  Joyce."
 
OK I am getting off the milk crate that I climbed up on.
 
Joyce



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