[Nfb-krafters-korner] Friday's questions/

Mon May 26 17:44:26 CDT 2008

Sounds real good to me. Sign me up.
HenriettaAt 11:40 PM 5/25/2008, you wrote:

>I think this is a great idea.  I am excited to learn a new craft.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net
> >To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
><nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >Date sent: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:34:20 -0700
> >Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Friday's questions/
>
> >sure I could do some teaching.  I can walk you through some of
>the basics of
> >seed beading.  I can put something together and make it perhaps a
>combination
> >of live chat, and or email instructions.  A few years ago, I took
>an email
> >beading course.  There was no live chat either via phone or
>computer, but for
> >somebody just starting out, some live chat would be very helpful.
>I can put
> >some email items together, a list of what you'll need, and some
>basic stitch
> >instructions that you can refer to as we're talking and that
>would help to
> >clarify any place where you get stuck.  The lessons could either
>be
> >individual or in a group.  It could be one of the things we can
>do with one
> >of our phone chat nights.  Yes, I think I could do this.  Thanks
>for asking.
> >This is a good idea.  You've gotten me inspired.  Who knows,
>maybe this kind
> >of thing can morph into something that others can do if we wanted
>to teach
> >other things like crocheting, or knitting, etc.  It is good to be
>able to
> >put your fingers on a finished pieece, but I was mostly
>self-taught and I
> >found I could learn something without having to see a finished
>piece.  So, I
> >think this could be a good idea if it is organized and mapped
>out.  I've been
> >beading for over 12 years now, and I have taught a basics beading
>class at a
> >program called "Women's Art Space", and three of the six students
>I taught
> >are still beading.  So, I'll put my thinking caps on and get this
>thing
> >somewhat organized.  I will also have a chance to record
>confrence calls that
> >can be played back on any computer as an mp3 file.  Yes, there is
>so much we
> >could do.
>
>
> >Peace,
>
> >Laurie----- Original Message -----
> >From: "eileen scrivani" <etflemin at ix.netcom.com
> >To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
><nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:22 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Friday's questions/
>
>
> >> Hi Laurie:
>
> >> i'm wondering if there is any way you could teach some of the
>introductory
> >> methods/techniques of either doing beading on a loom or bead
>weaving.
> >> This
> >> is something I've been so wanting to learn, but its very
>difficult to
> >> locate
> >> a person/shop that teaches it.  Please give it some serious
>consideration
> >> and let me know if you think we could work some way of working
>this out
> >> long-distance!  I'd be thrilled to learn any basic stuff I could
>play with
> >> at home.  I have seed beads and a bead needle here now, and am
>guessing I
> >> could use some sewing thread for starting, but you can let me
>know what
> >> you
> >> think.
>
> >> I'm planning on calling in to the chat later on so hope to get
>to talk
> >> with
> >> you then.
>
> >> Thanks.
>
> >> Eileen
>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net
> >> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
><nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:10 PM
> >> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Friday's questions/
>
>
> >>        Yes, I am the one who posed this question.  I'll never
>forget the
> >> day
> >> I learned about doing beadwork.  I was living in 'chicago and
>getting ready
> >> to move to Madison wI which is a somewhat progressive town with
>an
> >> insatiable artistic appatite.  I bought some yarn and learned to
>do a
> >> little
> >> cross stitch.  I loved walking down state street in my new town
>among those
> >> who played music, painted sidewalk murals,and the endless
>display of
> >> street
> >> vendors selling everything from handmade blankets to jewlery.  I
>dusted off
> >> my old guitar, and made friends among the strete musicians,
>played at open
> >> mic's in the many coffee houses.  Everywhere you went there was
>an art
> >> opening of some kind.  One spring day I was on my way home from
>a job
> >> interview, and I stopped to talk with some of my friends just
>passing
> >> through when a lady came up to me and asked to do a tarrot card
>reading
> >> for
> >> me.
> >> She mentioned that the cards showed that someday I would be
>making and
> >> selling jewlery.  I didn't think very much about this.  I saw
>that it seemed
> >> that everybody around me made some kind of jewlery of some sort,
>and I
> >> have
> >> always had a flare for taking the road less traveled of non
>conformism.  In
> >> other words, just because I'm in Rome, doesn't mean I have to do
>what the
> >> Romans do.  I thought she was nuts,  because I had no desire to
>be another
> >> jewlery maker.
>
> >> About a year later, I met Debbie.  There are times in one's life
>where
> >> inspiration hits you like a ton of bricks with something so
>small and so
> >> insignificant that it could just as easily be passed by if one
>is not
> >> paying
> >> attention.  She had  amulet purse around her neck and she had
>beaded
> >> ornaments and hair extensions.  I saw her purse and asked if I
>could touch
> >> it.  She took it off her neck and handed it to me.  I had never
>seen
> >> anything
> >> like it in my life.  This was a small purse made entirely of
>thread and
> >> seed
> >> beads
>
> >> there are some people who are so talented that they create
>beautiful works
> >> of art with little or no effort.  I am  not one of those people.
>I admire
> >> people who can do this.  She always
> >> wanted to learn musicof some kind, and she had to learn how to
>listen to
> >> music differently and develop an ear.  Concepts were
>frustratingly
> >> difficult
> >> for her to understand.  for me, singing and playing instruments
>came as
> >> natural to me as her art work came to her.  I asked her to teach
>me to make
> >> beaded purses, and we both set onto the task of adapting the
>patterns and
> >> colors into a word map and enlarging the graphs so I could see
>them with a
> >> minimm of eye strain.  I started out on a beading loom, which,
>if you're
> >> not
> >> familliar with the technique it is a simple flat loom with bolts
>on both
> >> ends and coiled springs that hold the worp threads in place.
>You then
> >> attach
> >> weft or working thread tieing to the left most worp thread.  You
>then put
> >> on
> >> a needle and pick up the beads for the first row and lay the
>thread across
> >> underneath the worp and then push the beads up with your index
>finger so
> >> that they pop up between  the worp threads.  You then take your
>needle and
> >> bring it through the !
> >> beads again in the same direction as before.  You continue each
>row going
> >> from left to right and right to left.  The challenge for me was
>what to do
> >> with all the worp threads at thebottom  of the piece.  This part
>was
> >> challenging for everyone to do and it is why beading looming
>isn't the
> >> preferred technique.  As a blind  person, I had to figure out
>the thread
> >> path
> >> for weaving each worp thread into the piece.  Once the beads are
>in place,
> >> it's not possible to feel it  between beads.  The path should be
>as strong
> >> as
> >> it could be which means passing through beads several times.
>After a few
> >> loomed pieces, I began learning off- loom beadwork stitches.
>When I first
> >> began learning be    adwork, I had 20/200 vision and at the time
>it was
> >> enough to match colors that went well together.  Now that I am
>totally
> >> blind,
> >> I was bored with just row after row of the same beads so, I
>started
> >> incorporating different sizes and shapes of beads for contrast.
>This is
> >> not
> >> as easy to do when you are weaving !
> >> seed beads, because interlocking rows of beads is essential for
>the
> >> structural integrity of the piece.
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