[Nfb-krafters-korner] color identifier

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
I label my yarn in braille.  I put it in separate bags and then put a 
braille label in the bag with the yarn.  Then when I roll it into balls, I 
already know what colors I'm working with.  This method seems to work well 
for me.
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] color identifier


> Sounds like labeling yarn is the way to go if an identifyer is not more
> reliable than that.  With crafts you can not make a mistake on colors or
> your project is a flop.
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Evans [mailto:drevans at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:45 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] color identifier
>
> Dear Joyce,
>
> That works great until she tries to check the blue water in the toilet.
> Ha ha ha, grin.
>
> Color identifiers have their own light source for checking the color
> spectrum.  You need to put it right against the thing you are checking.
> Sometimes putting a cardboard tube from the toilet paper, over the
> identifier, to cut out any other light sources can make them more
> accurate.
> Some identifiers do not have as many color choices in their software and
> are therefore limited in their spectrum range.
> For these you will need to keep examples to gage them against to judge
> which way they go on the color wheel.  You get what you pay for.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] color identifier
>
>
>>I had taken it along with me a couple of weeks back when sitting on my
>> Granddaughters.  I had the 4 year old and the 3 month old.  I fired up
>
>> the color
>> identifier and gave it to the 4 year old.  I told her she had to
> teach
>> this
>> machine what the colors were.  It kept her busy for a good hour  as
> she
>> ran
>> around and listened to what color it said it was and I would hear her
>> say, good
>> job you have that one right or No, that is purple not blue!
>>
>> I knew where she was and basically what she was doing.  As soon as she
>
>> got
>> quiet for more than 5 minutes I knew I had to get up and go ask what
> she
>> was
>> doing.
>>
>> A great tool for a blind Grandma.
>>
>> Joyce
>>
>>
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