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

Tue Feb 22 16:04:39 UTC 2011

The site you are refering too is:
http://www.britishorigami.info/practical/diagrams/phone.php

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terrence van
Ettinger
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 11:19 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
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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