[Nfb-krafters-korner] making pictures with braille writer

Fri Jul 5 09:15:13 UTC 2013

I'll have to see if I can remember the ice cream cone that was in a book of Marie Porter's that, sadly, I think is actually out of print. But I may still be able to pull the drawing out of ancient elementary school memories. We'll see if I can do that in the morning. I also have a house design that I made up a couple of years ago. Will have to see if I can post that as well.

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On Jul 5, 2013, at 12:50 AM, "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> Thanks for all the posts to this list regarding this topic.
> I am fascinated by the idea of drawing using braille. It is amazing how, by following the instructions, you can arrive at an actual tactile picture. It is not only fun, but I like that one can share these with sighted people and especially children. I have also used this method for making Christmas and birthday cards and for scrap book pages. I would, for instance, use a post card sized piece of construction paper and make some kind of frame all around the card, using my Perkins. Then, I would glue a photo onto the paper. My scrap book pages are definitely unique when I use braille in this way and I love the fact that my pages are very tactile. Kids can also color in drawings the same as they would with print pictures and of course blind children can participate along with sighted peers if the drawings are tactile?
> I think it will be wonderful if teachers could do more arts and crafts with their blind and visually impaired students. When I was at school we did some crafts, of course, like mekrame, knitting, a bit of plastic canvas and weaving with yarn on cards, but I believe there are so much more crafts that blind children could enjoy making. I love paper crafts, so I am thinking of things like origami, kirigami (folding and cutting paper), making cards, using materials like clay, goop, puff paint, etc.
> I would very much like to maybe collect some of the drawing instructions some of you have shared so it can be a free resource for whoever would like to make use of it.
> If anyone has some ideas, please contact me at stephlin at iafrica.com or you can share on the list.
> I have a blog over at http://www.accessibleartsandcrafts.blogspot.com where I have started to put up my text only origami instructions, so maybe I can also put the drawing stuff there or link to other sites if they have braille drawing instructions?
> If anyone would like to make their own designs and share them, that would be great.
> Thanks.
> Lindy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 5:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] making pictures with braille writer
> 
> 
> Oh cool! I'd be interested in knowing that pattern. '-D
> 
> Terrence
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 8:10 PM
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> 
> 
> Thanks a lot!  I have started playing around with this new craft.  I
> designed an electric guitar picture for my husband since he is a guitarist.
> I think it looks pretty good for a beginner!
> 
> Jill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Terrence van Ettinger
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 8:52 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
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> 
> Here's another Christmas tree; you can make it to whatever height you want:
> 1. 4 spaces, 3-4, 1-6
> 2. 3 spaces, 3-4, 2 spaces, 1-6
> 3. 2 spaces, 3-4, 4 spaces, 1-6
> 4. 1 spaces, 3-4, 6 spaces, 1-6
> 5: 2-3-4-6, 3-6 8 times, Z
> 6. 4 spaces, 2-3-4-6, Z
> If you want to make it larger, add more spaces at the beginning of each
> line, and add more lines following the pattern after line 4. Each line
> starts one space earlier and has two more spaces between the 3-4 and 1-6.
> Once you've made the tree as tall and wide as you want, continue with line 5
> 
> above, but include enough 3-6es so that the Z ends up 1 position past where
> the 1-6 is on the line before it. You'll also need to adjust the trunk a bit
> 
> (though I'd need to play with it a bit to figure how best to accomplish
> that.
> 
> Terrence, actually still here. '-)
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paulette Vickery" <paulette at evickery.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 5:31 PM
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> 
> Thanks, Jill! This will be so fun to make. Do they have any other pictures?
> 
> Paulette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of jill
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 3:53 PM
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> 
> I will do better than that.  I downloaded it, so I will attach it.
> 
> Jill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Paulette Vickery
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> Jill, could you please send me the link for the Ifel Tower? Thanks.
> 
> Paulette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of jill
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> 
> Thanks Cathy!  I have been overwhelmed at the possibilities of what could be
> drawn.  I started the book and I did a sail boat, your tree you mentioned
> and a school bus.   And those wer in the first 14 pages or so.  I found on
> Perkin's website a pattern for the eifal tower.  I am not ready for that one
> yet!  Such a fascinating thing I have found while searching for the macramé
> book.  I guess that is the life of a crafter... always splintering off onto
> new and different projects!
> 
> Jill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cathy
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 2:01 PM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] making pictures with braille writer
> 
> hi all,
> 
> an interesting thread regarding the Marie Porter books and drawing with the
> braille writer. there is only one thing I know how to make on the braille
> writer  I will share it here. it is a Xmas tree and I learned to make it
> when I was very young. here is the pattern:
> 
> line 1: space five times, then make a for sign with dots 1,2,3,4,5,6, then
> go to next line.
> line 2: space 4 times then make 3 for signs and go to next line.
> line 3: space 3 times then make 5 for signs and go to next line.
> line 4: space 2 times then make 7 for signs and go to next line.
> line 5: space once then make 9 for signs and go to next line.
> line 6: repeat row 1.
> 
> <smile> Cathy
> 
> 
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