[Nfb-krafters-korner] Origami (was Re: Fwd: safety pin beadprojects)

Lindy van der Merwe stephlin at iafrica.com
Mon Feb 21 18:52:42 UTC 2011 

Hi Terrence,
Thanks. Yes. I have a link from my site to what they call "practical over 
the phone folding". There are instructions for some great beginner models 
like a swan, a box and a tree, etc.
If anybody knows of other accessible or easy-to-use craft-related sites that 
I can link to, I'd appreciate the info.
With thanks and kind regards.
Lindy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Origami (was Re: Fwd: safety pin 
beadprojects)


> Hi Lindy,
> Have you checked out www.britishorigami.org? If you look under "Diagrams" 
> then "Practical," they have a section called "Over-The-Phone Folding" or 
> something similar, with several text-only Origami patterns.
>
> Terrence
>
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> On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:36 AM, "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> 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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