[Nfb-krafters-korner] Cobolt color identifier

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Ok now you mentioned reed dying.  Now since I am caning chairs let me  tell 
you up front the cane reed is light almost a white in color so I have been  
told.  Now if they get more then one chair in and have to match it, they  
have to stain it.  Totally something I could not do.  The 2 woman that  are 
the bosses having been doing this type of work for a long time and even to  
hear them trying to decide back and forth and they can see sounds like a  
job.  The cane darkens up as it ages so even with a clear finish that I  
believe they use it will change colors in time.
 
If I were to do baskets I think I would keep the reed the natural colors,  
but that is my  opinion.
 
With the rush chairs that they do that is supposely like a brown paper bag  
color and it is paper.  You can get other materials to do the rush chairs,  
but I am guessing it is much more expenseive and the place I am working at 
does  not use the other materials.  They will refer folks to others that do 
use  different materials.  A rush chair seat does not take as long to 
replace as  a caned chair seat.  A lady came in with a chair out of rush and I am 
not  sure if it was out of cat tails or something like that.  She was told 
she  could take it to this other place and it would cost probably $200 or 
more.   She quoted half that price for it to be done with us.  I do know that 
we  have some folks that have done a rush chair in 2 days time.  That is 10 
to  3:30 p.m. with plenty of coffee breaks, going outside to smoke breaks and 
lunch  break, too.  
 
I don't like to take breaks as I want to get to the next step in the  
chair.  I do eat lunch 
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/30/2011 7:15:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
magkisa83 at gmail.com writes:

As  someone who has never seen anything, including colour, this
frustrates me  as well.  I have the Cobolt product and get the same
result.  I  think this is one of those times when labeling or using
tactile  buttons/pins etc. is the best solution.  I, too, wondered how
I'm  going to be able to tell materials apart for crafting,
particularly in soap  making and reed dying.

On 1/30/11, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>  wrote:
> Hello --
> I don't have that product, but I do have a  Color Test, which cost a
> ridiculous price that was considerable more  than that and the Color Test
> frequently gives strange results like  that as well.  For example, I have
> blue pants that it insists are  either gray or aubergene (purple).  In 
fact,
> it tends to read in  the purple direction in a lot of situations.  It
> confuses brown  and purple.  It doesn't get shades of red, pink and orange
>  right.  The only way I know what I have is that I can see the  lighter
> colors -- the dark colors are what I have trouble with.   I do have better
> accuracy when I fold over the fabric so there are 2  layers, and then push
> the fabric a little bit into the opening so  there is no ambient light
> getting into the picture.  This solves  most cases, but still I don't 
think
> any colorizer is going to give you  perfect accuracy.
> The best you can do is get one that gives a good  ballpark reading and 
hope
> your clothes match.
> Sorry for the  news.  It is still better than nothing.
> --le
> -----  Original Message -----
> From: "Jewell Boll"  <jjboll at excel.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"  
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> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011  1:11 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Cobolt color  identifier
>
>
> does anyone have the Colbolt color  identifier and if so, are you happy  
with
> it?  It doesn't  seem to be very consistence.  It will tell me that cream 
is
> light  gray green.  I am disappointed considering the cost -- $154.00.   I
> need something to help me identify my yarns.
>
>  Thanks
>
> Jewell
>
>
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