[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes

[David Evans]

Dear Joyce,
I have never been to any of these kinds of events as I am not into these 
kinds of crafts, but I have been to events similar in my own fields.

I have nothing against having classes and "How to's" at conventions.  I am 
just saying that there are other ways classes and information can be taught 
and exchanged other than at conventions.
There is more than one way to row the boat and everything is not going to 
work as well for one person as for another.
I agree that I get much more from being able to touch and feel things I am 
working on.  In fact, that is about the only way that I can work on things 
these days.
I just ment to show that we have options in between conventions.

David Evans, NFBF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes


> 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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