[Nfb-krafters-korner] little quick bag

[Melissa Tucker]

not good with an iron either.  May have to get someone else to put thim on for me

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On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 3:18 AM -0700, "Sandra Gayer via Nfb-krafters-korner" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:










Hello Melissa,
How about ironing on some Velcro?

 I hope the pain eases ASAP!
Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 5/22/16, Melissa Tucker via Nfb-krafters-korner
 wrote:
> I found this pattern via another email group I belong to, but lost it while
> trying to edit it to send to this group.  I have a picture of what I think
> it should look like in my head, so after I figure it out, I may teach a
> class on it later this year.  medical updateI am now having trouble with
> both of my shoulders.  The surgery I had on the left one didn't help.  It
> wasn't a complete rotator cuff surgery, but I am afraid that might happen
> soon.  It is brocitis.  Excuse the bad spelling.I am working on a queen size
> red and white blanket for a friend who is paying me to do it.  I have mad a
> couple of smaller blankets earlier this year.I think I will have to start
> making smaller items until my shoulders quit bothering me so bad.  back to
> the bag craft, I am looking for some ideas of putting fasceners on the bags
> since I am no good at sewing.  Just looking for ideas of differens types of
> bag closures.  thanks for reading.  take care.
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> On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 7:39 PM -0700, "Valerie via Nfb-krafters-korner"
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> Hi all,
> I just wanted to let everyone know that they made a mistake and gave me a
> print copy of the book instead of the braille version. They told me to mail
> back the one I have, and they'll give me the braille one in exchange.
> Take care,
> Valerie
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>> On May 21, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Linda;
>> Thanks for the address, I'll send them a note via snail mail on Monday.
>> henry
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: linda blasingim via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 6:17 PM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Cc: linda blasingim
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>
>> Henry, I have had these books since the .70s.   The address I have
>> follows;
>> The Chicago Guild for the Blind
>> 67 W. Division St.
>> Chicago, Ill 60610
>> There is not a phone number listed. Nor is there a copyright date.
>> Linda
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 2:17 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Cc: Henry Osborne
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>
>> Hi Linda;
>> Do you have any contact info for the Chicago guild for the Blind?
>> Thanks.
>> Henry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linda blasingim via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 6:32 PM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Cc: linda blasingim
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>
>> Greg, I have had the cook and sewing for many many years.  I don't know if
>> they are by the same author or not.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of ncbootman--- via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 11:00 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Cc: ncbootman at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>
>> Linda,
>>
>> I know there is So What about Drawing, Row Upon Row (latch hook) and a
>> macrame book. I only have the drawing one.
>>
>> Greg
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linda blasingim via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:04 AM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Cc: linda blasingim
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>
>> I enjoy the books from the Guild.  I have the So What about Cooking and So
>> What About Sewing.  I did not realize there were others.  If there are
>> still additional ones, someone please let me know.  Those books are so
>> thorough.
>> Linda
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of David Andrews via Nfb-krafters-korner
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:39 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Cc: David Andrews
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book
>>
>> I knew Marie back in the 1980's. She worked for the Chicago Guild for the
>> Blind, who published her drawing books.
>>
>> Dave
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>> At 08:16 PM 5/19/2016, you wrote:
>>> Marie Porter's book is out of print, so you are lucky if you can find
>>> it. Marie Porter's niece -Laurie Porter was a board member here when we
>>> started out.  She is the teacher of our first class done on the NFB
>>> Krafters Division. Joyce Kane -----Original Message----- From:
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of ncbootman--- via
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016
>>> 1:37 PM To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>  Cc:
>>> ncbootman at gmail.com Subject: Re:
>>> [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book Valerie, Do you
>>> have a membership to Bookshare? They have a book by Marie Porter called
>>> Braillables that supposedly does talk about technique. The Perkins book
>>> was written by Judy Dixon I think and was just instructions. It is
>>> going to end up being your imagination and creativity. For example, you
>>> can take the basic sailboat and use a line of e and I or en and in
>>> before and after it to show the surface of the water. You can make this
>>> line as choppy as you want or as smooth as you want even using a c or
>>> colon to indicate flat. The boat can be level with the water so water
>>> could come aboard any minute or riding high in the water so if you jump
>>> off the boat, you have a long way to go before hitting water. If you
>>> want waves breaking higher than the boat, make it happen. Want two
>>> boats? Put them. People on the boats might be a letter l. Is it a boat
>>> wreck where they are headed for each other or a nice beautiful day.
>>> Want a cloud? They can be any shape up in the top. As blind people, we
>>> have been taught to be exact. A braille letter is exactly like it is.
>>> No messing around with it at all. A print letter can be very clear
>>> lines of block type or can be all curly and pretty and decorative as in
>>> caligraphy. The central idea has to stay. But, then sighted people can
>>> decorate. So, they see things differently. You have to let yourself see
>>> things with all sorts of possibilities and find a way to create that
>>> possibility. There is no right way or wrong way. Only Valerie's way or
>>> my way. Bob Ross is a very famous painter. He would always say it's
>>> your world. Let anything you want live in your world whereever you want
>>> however you want. In other words, you can't make a mistake because
>>> whatever you do is right because it is what you intended. Greg
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Valerie via Nfb-krafters-korner Sent:
>>> Thursday, May 19, 2016
>>> 1:08 PM To: sandragayer7 at gmail.com ; List for blind crafters and
>>> artists Cc: Valerie Subject:
>>> Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille Drawings Book I honestly
>>> have no idea what the book contains aside from the Braille pictures
>>> themselves. I think it must have some kind of instructions because my
>>> sister read a few lines on a page, but only briefly. I don’t know if
>>> it contains anything about technique for making your own designs,
>>> though I wish it did. I still need to call Perkins to see what
>>> happened.
>>> Valerie > On May 19, 2016, at 8:34 AM, Sandra Gayer via
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner >  wrote: > > Hello
>>> Valerie, > Does the book only have instructions? Aren't there any pages
>>> about > technique relating to coming up with your own designs? > > Very
>>> best wishes, > Sandra. > > On 5/19/16, minh ha via Nfb-krafters-korner
>>>>  wrote: >> I would call Perkins and
>>> ask them about this. I know the book exists >> entirely in braille
>>> because a friend of mine has a copy, so they >> might have simply sent
>>> you the wrong version. >> >> On 5/18/16, Valerie via
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner >>  wrote: >>>
>>> Yeah, I thought the same thing, and I planned to call them today, >>>
>>> but I live in California, so by the time I realized something was >>>
>>> not right, it was >>> 3:00 my time, and since they’re 3 hours ahead
>>> of me, I figured their >>> offices would be closed. I’m going to call
>>> tomorrow during my break >>> between my art history and sculpture
>>> classes. >>> Valerie >>>> On May 18, 2016, at 6:32 PM,
>>> ncbootman--- via Nfb-krafters-korner >>>>
>>>
>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Valerie, >>>> >>>> You need to contact Perkins and
>>> talk to a person. It is my >>>> understanding that the instructions
>>> should be in braille. If they >>>> are not, they need to make this more
>>> clear. >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From:
>>> Valerie via Nfb-krafters-korner >>>> Sent:
>>> Wednesday, May 18, 2016 9:11 PM >>>> To: List for blind crafters and
>>> artists >>>> Cc:
>>> Valerie >>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] The Perkins Braille
>>> Drawings Book >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I bought my own copy of the
>>> “Drawing with Your Perkins† book a week or >>>> so >>>> ago, and I
>>> just got it today. I asked them to give me a Braille copy of >>>> the
>>> book, and I expected that the instructions would be brailled too. >>>>
>>> Either this assumption is mistaken, or they gave me a print copy after
>>>>>>> all. In between each of the Braille drawings are a few print
>>> pages. My >>>> question is: Does the print version just show pictures
>>> of the Braille >>>> dots, or does it have the actual Braille drawings
>>> in it for >>>> demonstration >>>> purposes? My sister has partial
>>> sight, and she said that the print >>>> pages >>>> in between had
>>> instructions for each picture on them, but I couldn’t >>>> find >>>>
>>> them written in Braille. I knew how to make most of the drawings in the
>>>>>>> book because I have the Marie Porter PDF file, and they have
>>> similar >>>> drawings in each—ssomething else I didn’t know—but I had
>>> hoped for >>>>> further >>>> direction, and maybe even a little more
>>> background info on how Braille >>>> Pictures came to be. If the text is
>>> only in print in both versions, >>>> they >>>> should just give you an
>>> option to download an electronic copy. Once I >>>> got >>>> that, I
>>> could then braille them out myself. I use my Braille Note to >>>> read
>>>>>>> the instructions for each drawing, and Braille it out line by line
>>> with >>>> my >>>> Perkins Braillewriter.
>>> Even the title of the book isn’t labeled in >>>> Braille, which I
>>> found surprising. Is it meant to be specifically for >>>> Braille
>>> transcribers who want to Braille out pictures for us blind >>>> folk?
>>>>>>> Mostly I’m just confused, but I’m going to keep the book
>>> because it’s >>>> bound a little better than the sketches I made and
>>> may last longer as a >>>> result. >>>> Hope you all are well. >>>> Take
>>> care, >>>> Valerie >>>>
>>
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