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04-30-2015, 04:58 PM
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I was told by my Grandmother that only God excepts imperfection. So when you make a quilt, to always have a small flaw in it whether noticeable to the eye or not. That way at night if the enemy (Devil) tries to fallow the pattern of the quilt to attack you, he will run into the flaw & back away. You will then always be protected by our good Lord while sleeping.
04-30-2015, 05:34 PM
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I was told by my Grandmother that only God excepts imperfection. So when you make a quilt, to always have a small flaw in it whether noticeable to the eye or not. That way at night if the enemy (Devil) tries to fallow the pattern of the quilt to attack you, he will run into the flaw & back away. You will then always be protected by our good Lord while sleeping.
04-30-2015, 05:39 PM
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Yep, you're right. Mistakes happen when I read things quickly. Ckcowl is the original poster.
05-01-2015, 04:37 AM
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Hi everyone,
i find this very interesting. As a child in primary school I was told that those who weave Persian rugs will purposely make a mistake as only God can create perfection. Whether that is true or not, I still look for this on purpose error if I see a Persian rug, and it's been about 38 yrs and I've not see a mistake yet! X
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i find this very interesting. As a child in primary school I was told that those who weave Persian rugs will purposely make a mistake as only God can create perfection. Whether that is true or not, I still look for this on purpose error if I see a Persian rug, and it's been about 38 yrs and I've not see a mistake yet! X
Mags
x
05-01-2015, 04:58 AM
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Hi everyone,
i find this very interesting. As a child in primary school I was told that those who weave Persian rugs will purposely make a mistake as only God can create perfection. Whether that is true or not, I still look for this on purpose error if I see a Persian rug, and it's been about 38 yrs and I've not see a mistake yet! X Mags x
i find this very interesting. As a child in primary school I was told that those who weave Persian rugs will purposely make a mistake as only God can create perfection. Whether that is true or not, I still look for this on purpose error if I see a Persian rug, and it's been about 38 yrs and I've not see a mistake yet! X Mags x
05-01-2015, 05:50 AM
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What she said!!
They accept the fact nothing is perfect and tend to leave a mistake when it happens. They make from scratch, everything, so, there are always ( flaws) some you may not notice or perceive as a mistake- just like when you show a non quilter your quilt they have no idea it is not exactly the way you intended it to be, only you know your errors. Each time they cook doing all from scratch and memory the same dish can be different each time- use one seasoning once, something different the next.... What ever the case, they don't stress over not having/using exactly the same. And woodworking is the same. Maybe this piece of wood has a knot in it the next one does not, its used anyway, the carpenter may be unhappy with it, but we see it & think its beautiful. Or that fence may have 2 or 3 slightly warped posts-- a perfectionist with plenty of $ may toss those posted, the Amish are going to use them. Its not so much they go out of their way to create imperfections, they accept imperfections and acknowledge only God is perfect.
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