[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes

[Blindhands at aol.com]

David, 
 
Have you ever been to a once a year special craft convention?  Have  you ever 
been to a fiber weekend such as they hold in Maine in February? Have  you 
ever been to a quilting convention such as the ones in New York City or  Houston 
Texas?  If your answer is yes, I need not say  any more.   If your answer is 
no then you have missed a lot on having opportunities to be  exposed  to the 
newbies and well experienced in those  areas.   Just the gathering together and 
exchange of information and variety of classes  and what you can learn can not 
be imagined.
 
I was interested in the antique circular sock machines that date back to  
after the Civil War and up to the 1920's.  I did all the research I cold  and I 
had the opportunity to go to New Hampshire with a person I hitched a ride  from 
that I never met only online before.  Well in the 3 days I spent there  with 
my sock machine I learned so much from everyone.  I don't know if I  ever 
would have gotten as far with making socks on the machine if I had not  gone.
 
This is what I hope can be a resource for folks that are blind to get  
together once a year and share an experience like that.
 
With crafts it can take hands on only for a short time for a blind person  to 
understand the how to do it!  Only another blind person's guidance  
understand truly what we need to do and understand without sight.
 
Joycecrafts.  They 



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