Recently, I designed my very own knitted item, a cowl which I knitted up in a yarn I spun all by myself, and I felt pretty clever about the whole thing thankyouverymuch.  But I haven't posted it to my Ravelry projects yet, because I have a Doubt.  It ultimately comes down to a copyright issue.  If I say that I have come up with a design myself, and someone else out there in the world came up with their own design but copyrighted it, is my design in violation even though I developed it without knowledge of their design?  Same thing with machine embroidery designs.  I have designed some really cute embroidery designs over the past week, but what if someone else has digitized the same thing?  How do I prove that I didn't steal their work?   

*frets*

Would appreciate any input from thems what know more about copyright than I do...

Current Mood: fretful

 have been highly exaggerated.

I can't blog (reading or writing) and knit at the same time.  A gal has to have her priorities, you know.
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 Un-knitting is not nearly as peaceful and meditative as knitting.  Just in case you were wondering.  This entry was originally posted at http://dona-violante.dreamwidth.org/124152.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Current Mood: irritated

Free to good home:

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Plz let me know if you use it.  Mostly just because I'm curious, not because I have a backup plan for it or anything.  ;-)

Current Mood: pleased

 BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER!!!!

We all know it's important, but none of us ever do it regularly (OK, if you do, you are the exception and not the rule) so this is your reminder to dig out your media and back up those files that are irreplaceable.

Current Mood: serious

This one's for tattycat ! 

A new view of everyone's favorite saya verdugado!

I *had* a long post about how inspired I am feeling to work on SCA projects again. But I hit the wrong button on my Blackberry and Opera Mini ate my post. So now I have nothing to show for the fact that my thumbs REALLY hurt.

Current Mood: annoyed

OMG.

The Museo del Traje in Madrid is going to have an exhibit based on the costumes of Lope.  I.e., fashions of 16th century Spain.  September to November this year.  

Link to the exhibit info

A description of the movie

...must...find...exhibit...catalog!  Or scrape up the dinero for a blitz to Spain for a long weekend!

(edited to fix hyperlinks!)

Current Mood: pensive

*paces through the house, looking for something which will serve for an improvised sprang loom*