[Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was, Re: more picture info

Tue Sep 27 13:38:52 UTC 2011

Lynda,

I like your thinking!  However, my most vivid memory of my mud pie days was
when I was about 6 years of age.  I made  a mud hole  and then put myself in
the hole and proceeded to cover myself in mud!  Not exactly what you had in
mind, I'm sure...but, there you have it!  This memory sticks out in my mind,
probably because my mom was not a happy camper that day after discovering
what I had been up to!

Looking forward to "getting my kid on" again!
Ninn
the_ninn at tx.rr.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:02 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more
picture info

You can PUT anything in or on the clay - anything at all - you just have to 
figure out how to do it successfully. That will take some practice and good 
tips for getting it done.  Remember that clay is merely MUD - be a child 
again, and PLAY with it like a CHILD - a child loves to play in MUD, right? 
lol

Lynda River Woman
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From: "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more 
picture info

> Actually that sounds like a great idea. I might just use this for my next 
> clay project. One could also form little balls or dots and stick them on 
> to simulate braille.
> Lindy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Denise Shaible" <denise.shaible at att.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more 
> picture info
>
>
>> Oh, I just thought of something.  Could Braille dots be used on clay?  I 
>> mean, could interesting shapes be pressed into the clay as with the 
>> leaves, etc.?  Just a thought.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Denise
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Lindy van der Merwe
>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:46 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more 
>> picture info
>>
>> Yes, Terry, I am currently checking out the program to figure out what it
>> can do.
>> I have to figure out some of the terms and concepts since it has been a 
>> long
>> time since I have done these type of calculations.
>> If anybody manages a drawing, please let us know. Even if it just prints 
>> on
>> a normal printer, I am sure my husband and children will have some 
>> comments
>> about my attempts at drawing (grin).
>> Related to the subject of drawing without sight, I have actually used
>> braille in the past in some of my crafts. I normally used my Perkins
>> Brailler, for instance, to make a frame around an a5-sized piece of paper
>> for a birthday card or for a photo frame. I would sometimes use a 
>> straight
>> line or a pattern, like the ie-ie- combination, or similar. I have also
>> drawn some basic shapes in braille for my children to colour or decorate.
>> Lastly I have used braille for texture when folding origami boxes, for
>> instance. I would either do the braille myself or use pages of old
>> magazines.
>> Lindy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] more picture info
>>
>>
>>> Lindi;
>>> If we can get this working, Look at the patern world it would open up to

>>> you.  Any one you know in your country or in the US could mail you 
>>> diagrams of paterns, shapes...
>>> It would open up a new way of shairing paterns and ideas!
>>>
>>> Terry P.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lindy van der Merwe [mailto:stephlin at iafrica.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:23 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] more picture info
>>>
>>> Thank you, Joyce.
>>> I find this all very interesting. I find the idea of being able to draw 
>>> with a computer program, and as a blind person, quite fascinating. I am 
>>> sure there are all kinds of uses for such a program, e.g. being able to 
>>> draw simple shapes/pictures of basic objects, numbers and letters for 
>>> our children, card making, scrap booking, and of course for crafts that 
>>> may become more accessible by using such a program, not to mention the 
>>> possibilities for blind students and teachers.
>>> Here in South Africa, as in other countries, braille printers are quite 
>>> expensive for the average blind person and there are only a few places 
>>> that will do braille embossing; normally it can take a long time too, so

>>> there is a waiting period.
>>> So, I would be interested in other ways of making the print into a 
>>> tactile format, which will enable one to do a drawing, print or emboss, 
>>> or whatever, and feel what you have drawn.
>>> I also like the idea of being able to write a line of text. I can see 
>>> some possibilities for this too.
>>> Lindy
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>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:47 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] more picture info
>>>
>>>
>>>> OK I found out what PIAF is.  By the way in case anyone wants to know
>>>> P I A F stands for pictures in a flash.  The machine that basically
>>>> produces this is a heating unit.  The price for it is $1399 plus $45 
>>>> shipping.
>>>> This
>>>> only can produce black and white photos.  That is what  I was told by
>>>> a company that sells these babies.  Professor Baldwin also  mentioned
>>>> that the paper used to produce these graphics with this cost 80 cents
>>>> per sheet.
>>>>
>>>> So that is that information for us.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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