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

Mon Feb 21 14:36:04 UTC 2011

Hi Barb,
It is
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/stephlin/
It mainly has origami text-only instructions at the moment, but I hope to 
add links to other craft sites that are accessible to blind children and 
adults as well.
I like doing paper crafts, so I hope to add some simple ones to the origami. 
I am also thinking of adding some basic sewing instructions later.
Lindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barb Roland" <barbwire59 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: safety pin bead projects

> Lindy, what is your web site?
> Barb
> 'Just living is not enough,' said the butterfly, 'one must have sunshine, 
> freedom and a little flower.' ~ Hans Christian Anderson
> ----- 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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