[Nfb-krafters-korner] Origami (was Re: Fwd: safety pin beadprojects)
joseli Walter
joseli at thezoolady.net
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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