Je suis enfin venue à bout de cette fichue cotte de maille. Il faut dire que je n'y ai pas mis beaucoup de bonne volonté. Comme c'était un travail qui me tombait des mains, j'avoue avoir un peu trainé pour le terminer. Mais c'est fait ! Ouf !
I finally carried out this damn chain mail. I have to say that I did not put a lot of good will with it. As it was a job I didn't like, I admit to having dragged one's heels. But it's done! Phew!
I finally carried out this damn chain mail. I have to say that I did not put a lot of good will with it. As it was a job I didn't like, I admit to having dragged one's heels. But it's done! Phew!
As you can see, I am working now on the leg's bottom. Next, I want to the horse's head. But here, I have a little problem: the original design has obviously a mistake. Rein passes before the mane, instead of being hidden behind. It might be a mistake due to the restoration, but scrutinizing the photo of the tapestry, I see nothing so support this idea.
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| Photo of the original tapissery |
However, I would like to find an excuse to repair this defect. So there, I have two possibilities: either I continue to respect the original as possible and I reproduce the error, or I follow my wish to correct it, but here I am no longer in the mind of a reproductive work.
Je pense que je vais choisir la première solution, mais j'aurais aimé avoir votre avis sur la question. Qu'en pensez-vous ?
I think I will choose the first solution, but I wish I had your opinion on the matter. What do you think about ?
Si c'etait moi qui fait cet oeuvre, je respecterai l'original a tous points! Perpetuer un erreur ne vaut pas ton temps et ton expertise!
RépondreSupprimerEt j'aime tant la cotte de maille! brava.
If this is the ONLY correction of an obvious mistake in the original, I'd place the rein behind the mane, but that is MY opinion. Are there any more mistakes? Then I would not correct any.
RépondreSupprimerGood luck!
I had to laugh "Damn Chain Mail" and no goodwill put into it....Congratulations on continuing to tackle it. I would correct the error...as you have already noticed it is an error, correct it. You are stitching this work, I say make it your own...just think the original stitcher maybe whispering in your ear, "Hey correct that mistake I made!"
RépondreSupprimerYou are right though if you do correct it, you will be straying from the original....what you do depends on how accurate you want to be.
Deb
congratulations on finishing the chainmail! know how difficult it is to be motivated to finish something when you don't like doing it! it turned out lovely for all that it was not your favorite part!)
RépondreSupprimerhaving ridden horses a lot in my youth i can tell you unless the main is short cut it can get stuck in the rains and look like that! but it your piece and you have done a wonderful job so far!
I would bow to your instincts.
they will take you through to the next decision!
Flora in bothell
If you want a faithful reproduction, then I suppose copying the 'mistake' would be the way to go.
RépondreSupprimerBut if the 'mistake' will bother you, then I say fix it. Once this project is finished and hanging in your home you will be looking at it and enjoying it for years to come. Will the mistake really, really bug you? After all, this is a modern project - it's YOUR interpretation of a historical piece.
But I agree with Queeniepatch's comment that if the original has several mistakes, then keeping them in would reflect the original charm.
Go with your instincts. If it will bother you, fix it. When you put in hundreds of hours of stitching, the finished project must please YOU.
J'ai bien envie d'avancer aussi la mienne avec toi.tu m'as redonné de désir de la finir un jour. plus de 30 ans déjà que je l'ai commencée et abandonné....
RépondreSupprimeryou have received some good advice here with these comments and i cannot offer anything new to say but i am really wondering what you will choose to do . . .
RépondreSupprimeri smiled in sympathy when reading your words in regards to the chainmail stitching. i've felt that way before too.
despite your frustration i think that it turned out beautifully~!
:-)
libbyQ
the frustration is a part of the pleasure of such a project. the more frustrating you are with a problem, the more satisfied you will be when you manage to deal with.
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