[Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the new folks

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Lindy,
 
I was going to ask the same question.  Many thanks for the explanation  on 
the cutting stuff.
 
You mention doing this with fabric, can you tell us what you would do with  
the fabric after you cut it?  Is this done to make a special craft?
 
Do you have and use SKYPE?
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 2/10/2011 12:21:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
stephlin at iafrica.com writes:

Hi  Dixie, and thanks for the welcome. While origami is the term for paper  
folding, kirigami involves cutting paper. Paper snowflakes are perhaps one  
of the most well-known and easy forms of kirigami. You first fold the  paper
, 
say, into quarters and then cut shapes along the edges. When you  open the 
paper you will find some kind of design on it. You don't have to  be 
precise 
with the cutting, though. One can also cut out simple flowers  by first 
folding into quarters and there is a method to cut a perfect 5  pointed 
star 
with one straight cut if you have folded your paper in a  certain way.
Some people also use kirigami techniques with fabric.Now for a  question 
from 
me. What does spinning involve?
Lindy

-----  Original Message -----
From: "Dixie"  <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and   artists'" 
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Sent: Thursday,  February 10, 2011 9:47 PM
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Hi Lindy,

Welcome. It is nice to have you join  us!

My name is Dixie.  I live in Connecticut.  I enjoy  crochet, macramé,
spinning, beading, and knitting.  I hope some day to  do some quilting.  I
used to sew in my sighted life, and used to help  my mother-in-law design 
her
quilt blocks.

So, one day, I will  actually do some hand quilting.  In fact, just the 
other
day, I did  find a quilt top for a baby quilt I had started years ago for my
niece when  she was born...  15 years ago!  Think it is time to finished  
it?

What exactly is kirigami?





Dixie
~   @-> ~ <-@  ~



-----Original Message-----
From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Lindy van der
Merwe
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 8:50  AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the new folks

Hi to all, and thank  you, Joyce for the welcome.
My name is Lindy, from Cape Town, South Africa.  I do appreciate the
opportunity to join this list and hope to be able to  learn from and share
with you all.
I am a mum of two toddlers, a boy of  5 and a girl of 3 and a half, so I am
always interested in crafts to do  with the kids. Other crafts I like are
sewing, quilting, card making, scrap  booking, origami and kirigami, jewelry
making, beading, mosaic work and  taking and documenting of photos and
videos.
For the past 18 months or  so I have been doing a lot of origami. I have
started the accessible arts  and crafts website at
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/stephlin/
It is  currently mainly focused on origami, but I hope to expand the site  
in
future with a special emphasis on easy crafts for blind and  visually
impaired children and/or adults.
Thank you again.
With  kindest regards.
Lindy van der Merwe

From:  <Blindhands at aol.com>
To:  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011  1:09 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Welcome to the new  folks


>I just would like to extend a welcome to the new folks  that have joined us
> recently.  Please do take time to say Hi and  let us know what type of
> crafting you enjoy.  Tell us where you  live as you might find some of 
your
> neighbors here.
>
>  Take time to visit our website at:
>
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.KraftersKorner.org)
> and check out the new classes coming  up.
>
>
>
> Joyce  Kane
>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>  Blindhands at AOL.com
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