tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27597790.post3981335818907975224..comments2009-12-20T14:02:06.562-08:00Helen + ilana = Hihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416440003661972174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27597790.post-76075809303613246832009-12-20T14:02:06.562-08:002009-12-20T14:02:06.562-08:00Julia (71.197.85.63)<br />I agree with you. And the interesting thing is, two people can do the exact same technique (or try to make the exact same project) and end up with completely different results! We&#39;re each the unique variable, and isn&#39;t that great! <br />March 12, 2009, 6:49:31 PM<br /><br />Helen + ilana = Hi (24.67.206.139)<br />Thanks for the comment. I was a bit worried about this post -- been blasted for this opinion before but sometimes you just have to speak up don&#39;t you! I popped over to your studio to see what was behind the door by the way..... very nice! <br />March 15, 2009, 4:51:30 PM<br /><br /><br />Julia (127.0.0.1)<br />Thanks for stopping by the studio! I know that some people feel protective <br />about their ideas, and I can understand that, but really a community of <br />artists is so much more useful when people are open and supportive of each <br />other. Someone who learns from your idea might just turn around and give you <br />an inspiration when you need it most! I think you are absolutely right, so <br />just ignore the naysayers! <br />Julia<br />March 16, 2009, 9:49:27 AM<br /><br /> Guest (76.235.166.156)<br />Beautifully said and soooooooooooo right! <br />Shalom, <br />Suzanne <br />March 12, 2009, 8:02:34 PM<br /><br /> Helen + ilana = Hi (24.67.206.139)<br />Shalom Suzanne. Thanks for the support! I left an idea over on your blog. Looking forward to little lamb photos too. <br />March 15, 2009, 5:00:06 PM<br /><br /> Martine (86.165.214.57)<br />Just what I was thinking the other day: I was thinking about how labyrinth patterns would make excellent knitting designs, went looking for some pictures and found a website that had taken designs of Church labyrinths and wanted to charge people to use them. Everyone gets their inspiration from somewhere, we just should be more honest about it. I love looking at other people&#39;s work, and though I might think, I would love to make something so beautiful it doens&#39;t mean I want to make something the same. I think if someone copies you directly, in creative terms, it is their loss not yours. <br />March 18, 2009, 12:56:58 PM<br /><br /><br /> Helen + ilana = Hi (24.67.206.139)<br />That website sounds pretty cheeky to me! I bet they are using the argument that the actual labyrinths are in the &#39;public domain&#39; whilst their designs are &#39;intellectual property&#39;. Mind you there is something in having worked out the actual stitches needed to reproduce the labyrinths in wool. I can see charging for the pattern on the basis that you, the customer, are paying for not having to do that bit yourself. I mean that&#39;s why I buy patterns for things like argyle sock or a complex sweater. The question can murky can&#39;t it! <br />March 18, 2009, 2:38:24 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com