Rules
From a beginner's sewing manual: FOLLOWING THE RULES Every rule has a reason. If you don't know the reason for a rule, you can neither reject it nor follow it with any success. When you don't care how the product looks, you may "skimp" by leaving out a step that would have made subsequent steps much easier. And when you are trying to be meticulous, you may follow a rule meant to save work at the expense of the effect. In sewing, as in everything else, you can't switch off your brain and follow blindly; you have to know what you want, and choose techniques that will help you to get it. If you don't understand *why* it's wrong to ride in the on-coming lane or why you shouldn't ride on a sidewalk, you are going to do something that's even more stupid. Actually, if you understand why you shouldn't ride on a sidewalk, then you *can* -- but it's rather strenuous because the other guy can't do his share of the work, so you don't dare to make a single mistake. It's usually a whole bunch easier to get off and walk. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://www.debeeson.net/joy/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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