Comments on: Colored Tiles, Big Efforts, and Imperfect Perfection http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-2359 Never teh Bride Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:20:55 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/#comment-2359 Twistie: I've always loved that cultural quirk that inspires people to leave a bit of hanging thread or what have you. I didn't realize it was religious, however. I can't recall when I first heard of it, but it definitely was in a secular context. Whenever I make a mistake when sewing a tote, I tell The Beard that I'm imbuing it with evidence of my humanity! Jennie: I agree -- much better to be sure than to dislike it forever! Twistie: I’ve always loved that cultural quirk that inspires people to leave a bit of hanging thread or what have you. I didn’t realize it was religious, however. I can’t recall when I first heard of it, but it definitely was in a secular context. Whenever I make a mistake when sewing a tote, I tell The Beard that I’m imbuing it with evidence of my humanity!

Jennie: I agree — much better to be sure than to dislike it forever!

]]> By: Jennie http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Jennie Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:14:17 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/#comment-2148 My ex husband almost went nuts when I was tiling our bath. I had the dining room laid out with tile patterns and designs. It took me 2 months to make sure I was happy before I started. But it's lots of fun playing with patterns and designs tho the tile supplier was ready to shoot me because I kept taking things back. Once I was satisfied, I let it stay for 2 weeks so I could be sure it worked and I would have no regrets. Better to do this than get the job done and look at it a year from now and hate it. My ex husband almost went nuts when I was tiling our bath. I had the dining room laid out with tile patterns and designs. It took me 2 months to make sure I was happy before I started. But it’s lots of fun playing with patterns and designs tho the tile supplier was ready to shoot me because I kept taking things back. Once I was satisfied, I let it stay for 2 weeks so I could be sure it worked and I would have no regrets. Better to do this than get the job done and look at it a year from now and hate it.

]]> By: Twistie http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Twistie Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:28:30 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/09/02/colored-tiles-big-efforts-and-imperfect-perfection/#comment-2138 Half the fun of DIY - to my mind, at any rate - is having something that's clearly done by hand complete with imperfections. In some cultures, weavers and embroiderers deliberately leave some imperfection in their work because they believe perfection is for God alone. If anybody notices that one off-kilter tile, you can always say that's deliberate so you won't offend God. Of course that doesn't work if you're an atheist. Drat. I think I'll go with the garment industry's disclaimer that slubs and uneven coloring are meant to be part of the look. Even I can get away with that one. Half the fun of DIY – to my mind, at any rate – is having something that’s clearly done by hand complete with imperfections.

In some cultures, weavers and embroiderers deliberately leave some imperfection in their work because they believe perfection is for God alone. If anybody notices that one off-kilter tile, you can always say that’s deliberate so you won’t offend God.

Of course that doesn’t work if you’re an atheist.

Drat.

I think I’ll go with the garment industry’s disclaimer that slubs and uneven coloring are meant to be part of the look. Even I can get away with that one.

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