[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: safety pin bead projects

[Barb Roland]

Lindy, what is your web site?
Barb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: safety pin bead projects


> Hi Joyce,
> Thanks for writing and asking for these patterns. I will definitely write 
> to Sherry since I have been getting her newsletter for a while now and 
> like it a lot. I will let her know about my site and ask if I might add a 
> link to the safety pin patterns to my site as well since she will 
> hopefully add more accessible patterns.
> Lindy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 12:54 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: safety pin bead projects
>
>
>>I wrote and asked if they could put the patterns in words for us.  She 
>>did
>> the St Patty's Day ones.
>>
>> Please visit the website and ask her to do more of the patterns.  She 
>> has
>> so many of them and she prints what is on the first 2 pins, but then she
>> tells everyone to look at the diagram or picture.
>>
>> If more of us go to her website and ask,  her to do this, then it will
>> bring the attention to  places like this that the blind enjoy doing 
>> crafts
>> like this, too.
>>
>> Joyce  Kane
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________
>> From: familycrafts.guide at about.com
>> To: Blindhands at aol.com
>> Sent:  2/18/2011 10:29:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
>> Subj: RE: safety pin bead  projects
>>
>>
>>
>> I  had some spare time today so I got those St. patrick's Day pages
>> updated!
>> http://familycrafts.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/stpatpins.htm
>>
>> Sherri  L. Osborn
>> Guide  to Family Crafts
>> http://familycrafts.about.com
>> About.com | Need.  Know. Accomplish.
>>
>>
>> From:  Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com]
>> Sent: Sunday,  February 13, 2011 6:25 PM
>> To:  familycrafts.guide at about.com
>> Subject: safety pin bead  projects
>>
>>
>> Hi  Sherry,
>>
>>
>>
>> I had  written to you in the past regarding your wonderful safety pin
>> patterns and  expressing my interest and need as a blind person for more 
>> words of
>> colors and  bead counts in your project.  You start each of your patterns
>> off with an  example of the first 2 pins how many beads of each color and 
>> the
>> order of  this, but for a blind person it stops there.  Even in your list
>> of  supplies for each pattern you tell the size and number of the safety
>> pins, but  then you tell everyone to look at the picture for the colors.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was  hoping to work on some of your St. Pattty's Day pins and I cannot
>> tell you how  disappointed I am that I cannot even order the beads that I 
>> need
>> via online as  I don't know what colors to order.
>>
>>
>>
>> Last  time I contacted you I wanted to know the same for your Halloween
>> safety pins  and I understood you were busy with a wedding in your 
>> family.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am  involved in the National  Federation of the Blind Krafters Division
>> as I  am the president and we have a list serve of over 125 blind 
>> crafters
>> there.  We teach crafting projects to other blind people throughout the
>> world now as the word is spreading on what we are doing at Krafters 
>> Korner.
>> We have folks that have been in our classes with the  use of SKYPE from
>> India, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa  besides 
>> throughout the
>> United States including Alaska and Hawaii.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We do  have some safety pin beading classes and an excellent blind 
>> teacher
>> who  teaches the beading and wiring of such projects as heart shape 
>> baskets,
>> hot  air balloons, Christmas trees, etc.  We really would love to be able
>> to  use your patterns to encourage our blind friends to be creative.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I  really would like the above information for your St. Patty's patterns
>> such as  shamrock, leprechaun and leprechaun     hat  pattern.
>>
>>
>>
>> I  would love any Easter patterns you might have, but those I can wait 
>> for
>> in  March.
>>
>>
>>
>> I  hope you are willing to share your patterns with the blind in the 
>> world
>> by  making them accessible on the web site.  I believe you would bring 
>> much
>> joy to blind adults and children and their families by considering this.
>> I know that the Krafters Korner family would be happy and thank you for
>> this.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joyce  Kane, President
>>
>> National  Federation of the Blind Krafters Division
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
>>
>>
>>
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