tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post6830982919473259630..comments2024-02-05T01:24:47.979-08:00Comments on Quilling with Whimsiquills: Quilling for the blind?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609871421284581101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-20209875379389933382010-03-17T15:56:29.726-07:002010-03-17T15:56:29.726-07:00I find the suggestions for quilling for the blind ...I find the suggestions for quilling for the blind useful; and for now I still have use of one eye so I still see oh so many things; however my problem is concentration as when something is shown to me my head just goes outside the box and boom, I am creating. I have a hard time to do like others but than again, my life and myself is not like others; my mind is always busy. I like using things that would store hardware nuts/bolts very useful for quilling and I also like to handroll like my mom did when I was a little girl. I also find it useful that my one good eye works for both; however sometimes it tires too easily but for quilling I find it useful. I think that as long as your mind can entertain the idea of what is expected, the rest will follow. Happy Quilling.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-59602284050847530182009-07-03T18:27:57.862-07:002009-07-03T18:27:57.862-07:00I think you have a brilliant idea. There is a bli...I think you have a brilliant idea. There is a blind school not far from my home. I am not blind, but do have difficulty seeing. I make my rolls by hand rolling and by slotted tool. The slot in the tool is too small for me to see accurately so I have always threaded the paper in by touch. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-2077951292008316522009-07-02T11:21:10.994-07:002009-07-02T11:21:10.994-07:00You will find that a visually impaired person can ...You will find that a visually impaired person can be very stubborn when they want to learn something. They will come up with some very educational ways of doing things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-91631652661776450782009-07-02T03:12:25.305-07:002009-07-02T03:12:25.305-07:00As craftylyra has said, I believe the slotted tool...As craftylyra has said, I believe the slotted tool would actually be the easiest. I started on that and then moved to a regular needle, but have never done much with straight hand rolling as I found it to be too difficult. Yet I can easily see myself using a slotted tool with my eyes closed.<br /><br />As regards the crafting of the final objects, while a blind person could probably feel the nuances of how a regularly sized quilled flower is put together, you could probably also make much larger one with strips cut from oaktag so they could feel the finer points of construction in a larger format. Actually, it might also help them to feel what a shaped piece might look like, inner spirals and all, if you had a few larger shapes made up in the same fashion.Alysn:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17986708608780364988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-3060756682119379952009-07-01T20:55:54.569-07:002009-07-01T20:55:54.569-07:00I am going blind and had to be retaught to thread ...I am going blind and had to be retaught to thread a hand needle just to sew my hubbys socks. I was taught to thread it by feel as you can feel where the self-threading needle is. maybe by them feeling the difference of the slotted tool and then being able to put the paper onto it they can do it. it will take practice though. I have had alot to learn since still going blind and that includes cooking and everything else but this should be easy as it is all by feel with the tool. with the magnifers ,those with very little sight and can use them are better to use the magnifer with the slotted tool. I quill and have a good light near me just so i can see the tool and I have those magnifers also.Monica-FChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179206635207339932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-16757198410346043782009-07-01T13:14:04.204-07:002009-07-01T13:14:04.204-07:00One other suggestion in regard to gluing. How abo...One other suggestion in regard to gluing. How about a Quickie Glue pen (from Sakura)? It gives a little more flexibility than a fine tip glue bottle and you can feel the nib when your finger is on the other side of the paper. I'm eager to hear what other ideas people have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149780025090144656.post-58309099651645717132009-07-01T12:11:29.456-07:002009-07-01T12:11:29.456-07:00This is a very interesting thing to think about! I...This is a very interesting thing to think about! In my limited experience with people who are blind, if they are proficient in braille, then their kinesthetic awareness and small muscle movements tend to be quite good (if not better than those who are sighted). Threading a slotted tool might not be that difficult and the tool would give them a constant guide for the coiling process (making it easier just like it is for sighted quillers). I say this because I find that I don't have to watch when I use the tool, but I do when I do it freehand or with a needle. I don't know if a long handled or short handled tool would be more appropriate (I find that it depends on hand size and moisture, personally). I think the best way to experiment would be with a group of blind crafters and see what works best for them. What a great endeavor this is! Thanks for blogging about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com