I like diagrams a lot too. I agree it's a good idea to try to change things to
get the effect you like instead of just following the pattern exactly, but
first I'd like to know how whoever made the pattern did it, since they probably
have a better idea of what they're doing than I do... And even if I don't like
the way they're doing something, I can keep the diagram and maybe use the method
in another piece. Diagrams are a really nice way of concisely showing exactly
what's going on, so great for notes.
When I design my own piece or change one I got from a book, I'll often draw my
own diagram, so that all my repeats are the same - otherwise I'd either have to
look at the previous repeat very closely to remember what the hell I was doing
there, or just try to figure out each one separately to get the rigth effect and
end up with a whole lot of slightly different repeats for no good reason (unless
I'm actually not sure which method is best, in which case I'll happily make a
bunch of slightly different repeats to see how they look).
And especially since I'm a beginner, I often just have no idea how to get a
particular effect, so I'd have a lot of trouble trying to figure it out on my
own... Explanations work (preferably written - I can't keep to many spoken
words in my head at once), but diagrams are better, since I'm also a largely
visual person.
On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 04:22:43PM -0400, Panza, Robin wrote:
> I beg to differ. I learn a whole lot from a diagram, about how that
> lacemaker solved the problems associated with that pattern and how that
> region's lacemakers developed their distinctive style. I use it as a
> learning tool, so I can file away the techniques for when they may be needed
> again (like, when there isn't a diagram). But I make no promises to follow
> the diagram's details.
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Weronika Patena
Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika
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