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

Wed Sep 28 12:37:55 UTC 2011

I like the braille cross idea!

Terry P.

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From: Denise Shaible [mailto:denise.shaible at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was, Re: more picture info

Okay, as usual, I'm a little behind in reading all of the posts I receive from Krafters Korner.  I just read this one about using Braille in crafts. 
I was once involved with a ministry with my former church in Pompano Beach, FL.  We needed to make crafts and send cards and letters to those on retreat and I made a cross with full Braille cells.  I put it on a book mark and another time, I made the cross on post cards and wrote a note on the back. 
People who received these little gifts really liked them and were fascinated by them as they had never seen crafts made from Braille.  I think large Braille dots would make some nice crafts for borders, etc.  I never got the chance to experiment with this but I think it would work.  this could be achieved with a slate and styllus.  I used a Braille writer for the crosses, though.

Regards,

Denise

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From: Lindy van der Merwe
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:46 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Using braille in crafts, was,Re: more picture 
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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

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From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:57 PM
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> 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
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> 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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>
>> 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
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