[Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts,

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Tue Sep 27 18:11:23 UTC 2011 

This sounds really nice
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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts,


> Diane, our treasurer made pins that we sold at the National Convention out
> of ceramic clay.  I am bad as I can't remember what the pin was, but she
> took clay and In Braille put NFB on it.  She had done 2 different pins and 
> I
> am not sure, but one of them were 2 hands and the Braille was "Hand Made"
> on  it.  We had her make 1 style for each year on our completion of the 
> first
> and second year of NFB Krafters Division.  The third year we sold what we
> had left of both of the pins.
>
> She fired them and I believe painted them.
>
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 9/27/2011 2:15:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> denise.shaible at att.net writes:
>
> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 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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