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[Blindhands at aol.com]

Now I will reply to my own email.
 
I do a lot of my purchases through EBay and online.  I send a lot of  email 
asking questions about what color this is?, what size is the print? what  
weight is the yarn?, etc.  Most of the people are good about emailing back  
descriptions.  They do lack a lot in the initial description of things in  EBay 
auctions.  They depend on people seeing  their pictures.  I  do tell them I am 
blind and then thank them for letting me borrow their  eyes.
 
For Fabrics I do have 2 favorite websites that I use and after going  through 
and picking out some fabrics that sound good to me, I call and talk to  them 
and they will describe in more detail to me or I will ask them if they have  
matching or coordinating fabric to complete the outfit.
  I make a lot of overalls and matching T shirts for my Grand  daughters.  So 
if I pick a corduroy for the overalls I will ask what they  have that goes 
with this for a T shirt and then they will match up ribbing for  the shirt for 
me.    They have a great selections of colored  snaps to complete the legs on 
the overalls for easy change of a diaper.
 
Their contact info:
SewBaby.com - Baby fabric, patterns and more!

_http://www.sewbaby.com/_ (http://www.sewbaby.com/) 
 
fabrics for mostly adults.  This  is a great sight and the folks  are 
fantastic.  They will help you coordinate fabrics and even match thread  to add to 
your order.  By becoming a member you receive 20% off your order,  too.  Fabrics 
are top quality and they have the kwik Sew Patterns you can  purchase or 
order with the 20% off with your annual membership.  You can  call them up and 
they will describe colors and prints to you.  Another  great group of people.  
Their info contact is:
 
_http://www.sewingstudio.com/shop.htm_ (http://www.sewingstudio.com/shop.htm) 
 
As far as yarn goes I do a lot of shopping on EBay for that.  I have  gotten 
only a couple of things that was not what I thought it would be.  If  you ask 
questions and they don't answer you good enough you can usually find  other 
auctions of the same yarn and ask them.  Once you know enough about  it that is 
when you can bid on the cheaper of the auctions of the same  thing.
 
Beads are quite a different area.  As I recently went to my local  craft shop 
to purchase beads and since they were in packages the sales lady  picked out 
the sizes I needed and colorsand beads she thought went well together  and my 
sighted friend kinda described them to me.  This was a first time  venture for 
me and I had to go with the sighted peoples opinions.
 
When entering into a new craft I do a lot of research on the internet and  
ask a lot of questions.  I try to find a local place or person to talk  to.  
Email is good, but too brief and I like to have an opportunity   to have some 
hands on feeling of the craft.  So I seek out how to find  someone.  Even a phone 
number of someone doing the craft helps.  That  way you can ask a lot of 
questions and as more come up you can ask away.   With email it gets stretched out 
into days.
 
Joyce
 
 
 



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Now I will reply to my own email.
 
I do a lot of my purchases through EBay and online.  I send a lot of email asking questions about what color this is?, what size is the print? what weight is the yarn?, etc.  Most of the people are good about emailing back descriptions.  They do lack a lot in the initial description of things in EBay auctions.  They depend on people seeing  their pictures.  I do tell them I am blind and then thank them for letting me borrow their eyes.
 
For Fabrics I do have 2 favorite websites that I use and after going through and picking out some fabrics that sound good to me, I call and talk to them and they will describe in more detail to me or I will ask them if they have matching or coordinating fabric to complete the outfit.
  I make a lot of overalls and matching T shirts for my Grand daughters.  So if I pick a corduroy for the overalls I will ask what they have that goes with this for a T shirt and then they will match up ribbing for the shirt for me.    They have a great selections of colored snaps to complete the legs on the overalls for easy change of a diaper.
 
Their contact info:
SewBaby.com - Baby fabric, patterns and more!
http://www.sewbaby.com/ http://www.sewbaby.com/
 
fabrics for mostly adults.  This  is a great sight and the folks are fantastic.  They will help you coordinate fabrics and even match thread to add to your order.  By becoming a member you receive 20% off your order, too.  Fabrics are top quality and they have the kwik Sew Patterns you can purchase or order with the 20% off with your annual membership.  You can call them up and they will describe colors and prints to you.  Another great group of people.  Their info contact is:
 
http://www.sewingstudio.com/shop.htm http://www.sewingstudio.com/shop.htm
 
As far as yarn goes I do a lot of shopping on EBay for that.  I have gotten only a couple of things that was not what I thought it would be.  If you ask questions and they don't answer you good enough you can usually find other auctions of the same yarn and ask them.  Once you know enough about it that is when you can bid on the cheaper of the auctions of the same thing.
 
Beads are quite a different area.  As I recently went to my local craft shop to purchase beads and since they were in packages the sales lady picked out the sizes I needed and colorsand beads she thought went well together and my sighted friend kinda described them to me.  This was a first time venture for me and I had to go with the sighted peoples opinions.
 
When entering into a new craft I do a lot of research on the internet and ask a lot of questions.  I try to find a local place or person to talk to.  Email is good, but too brief and I like to have an opportunity  to have some hands on feeling of the craft.  So I seek out how to find someone.  Even a phone number of someone doing the craft helps.  That way you can ask a lot of questions and as more come up you can ask away.  With email it gets stretched out into days.
 
Joyce
 
 
 
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