Considerations...

HI, thanks for being so nice with me, writing me privately or commenting on this blog!

I was searching in internet yesterday afternoon some informations about fantastic Jan Stawasz's book, and I was reading his site.
I was attonished reading a specific paragraph intitles Piracy!: there are so many people who tried to be "clever" not only stealing patterns but even reproducing part of his book or part of his articles and then publishing them with other name. It is terrible!! He also gave a lot of good examples of people who write his name when realize one of his patterns, but there are also several examples of bad people who really stole!! (and if I well understood one of the "thief" won a prize o something similar)

I love when I post a work done using other people patterns, write not only the book but the author's name when it is possible knowing it (for example on the Italian magazine Il Lavoro chiacchierino by Mani di Fata editore, authors aren't always written).
I wrote also if I modify one pattern (as I did with Iris' one)

I try to be comprehensive with that lady who accused me: bad people are always present for make something wrong against other. But first to accuse me she must be sure of her words!! Not only supposing!! Jan Stawasz was sure of the violed copyright when he asked explanations.

So dear Lady (I know you are reading, 'cause I mailed you all my address so you can verify my way of behaviour), you called me copycat and imitator, you don't answer my mail, you had back your patterns without asking to be refunded, I promised my patterns free soon. Please if you noted any wrong behaviour against you done with my name write immediately to me, but be sure before accusing me, not only supposing that...
I don't write here your name, it would be the worse thing I'd do against you, 'cause I'd ruin your affairs. I'll try to understand you, probably your reaction was determined by a bad past experience, by the fear to see your creations going in wrong hands.

I wrote this post to end this argument. last day I was angry and sad, but I think it is only a little accident. I consider also the fact we are so far one from other, if we could meet for a tea we can explain each other better than with mails.

Thanks all....for all!!!

Chiara =)

sad and angry!! =(

Hi

I begin to hate internet!!!
now I want to tell you, my friends, what happened to me yesterday.

Last week I bought, from a ragdolls site, 3 wonderful e-patterns. all was good and proceeded well: service was so fast and nice, all perfect!!
Yesterday I tried again to buy some other e-patterns, but something in the site wasn't ok: I was not able to select Italy as country, so I wrote to the patterns seller. She fastly answered me that she could verify and after few minutes she wrote I can't purchase her patterns anymore!!

I was surprised and disappointed, immediately I ask her the reason. this was her answer:
"My pattern policy states that the patterns cannot be exchanged, traded or shared. "

more and more surprised I wrote again asking why was she saying this things and how could she demonstrate this. I have not violed her pattern copyright, and all I can do if she doesn't sell me her pattern is to safe some of her images and reproduce them in making dolls FOR ME!!!!. please note images on her site are free: everyone, looking at this site, can copy and save the pictures, they are no protected in any way!

The major part of you knows that I design tatting patterns, animals patterns, beads animals patterns, but I love dolls and collect them. when I sew dolls they are for me, for my collection: have you ever seen my pictures of my dolls? no 'cause they are for me, I show them to my friends, but knowing the patterns are from other people I don't put them in internet...
I post tatting pictures only for the challenge specifing clearly the author!!
My photos are free, everyone can copy and save them. what is the problem? when I don't want that other people have them I choose copyright option, and noone can save them. Saving an image is so different from violing the copyrights!!!!!!

this lady, knowing nothing about it, answered so:

"And I will save this email where you state you will copy the pictures of the dolls and animals from my site. This is exactly the type of thing I was referring to.. Why did you say you live in Italy when your order form says Chile?

The problem is why do you want to copy someone else's ideas? Do you know what being "original" is? If you copy my photos and look at them to make patterns, you are not a designer, you are an imitator. This is not good, why would you want to do that? You cannot come up with your own ideas? You must copy mine? What a shame, I am so glad I didn't sell you any more patterns. The Chile address was on all of the orders you tried to place today. I will not respond to any more of your emails, if you want to be just a copy cat and try to take my ideas and claim them for your own as you have stated that is up to you, no reward of the knowledge that you designed the doll yourself? Anyone can be a copy cat, but what can you do on your own?"

Would I live in Chile???????????????????????
then as I wrote, what is the problem if I copy her images?: they are free!!many people has saved my tatting photos, but I don't accuse them to stole the patterns if I am not sure.
how can she accuse me for violing copyrights only "referring" to something she is not sure. or if she is so sure, why doesn't she help me to find the nogood person who using my name in Chile is doing nolegal things with her patters? I asked this help, but nothing...

I wrote her my home phone number so she can verify it: it is Italian. I have the last billing where it was written Italy. I gave her my Italian address.
But she offended me calling me "copycat" and "imitator", she didn't gave me any helps to understand how find the person who is using my name to do illegal things with her patterns.

I gave her patterns back deleting them from my pc, it doesn't matter if I lost my money. I am honest and althought I have done nothing to violed her patters policy, this , for me, was a good way to demonstrate my innocence. But she doesn't answer my messages, and surely she will not believe to me =(

I promise to send her my patterns free, instead selling them. I gave her this blog address.

It is the 1st time I have this problem, now I will contact Hotmail services to notify the problems
I am so displeased that this lady lost her trust in me. My rag dolls collection will not have her wonderful dolls in it....


sad sad sad and angry.

has someone had similar experience? can someone of you help me?

Chiara =(

on etsy I have found some sellers who sells rag dolls done using these patterns I wrote. Are they violing copyrights? I think they are not, I know I can sell my handmade products, but not resell the patterns. Why this lady doesn't wrote also to these Etsy sellers? but she is angry with me!! I am not able to understand=(

Curious....

Hi again!! I was curious to try to realise these nice objects.

I saw them in a shop so I bought tha material and I applied me.

These are the results: I think they are good considering it is my 1st time!!! =)

They are all made with Swarovsky Crystal beads and reflect wonderfully the sun!! (look the wall behind them!!) and can be realized in different colors as you like!!

Now I decided to sell someones, my husband has big difficulties with the work, and I try to help him as I can... I think I put them also on Etsy.

If someone is interested please write me .....

I hope you like them!! enjoy!!

Cats.....

It is true I love cats and in the place where I live I have my neighbourhoods who have cats too. They sometimes arrive to our door and meeeoooows to call us to receive a scratch =)

they are too cute!!! =)

Here for you some pictures.....

Chicco ( 2 months ) supercute fluffy kitten

Flipper (5 months), called in this way for his passion to play with balls and everythings that roll!!

then there are Chucky, 11 years old and 13 kg!!!!. He is calm ....like a buddha; Luna a very misterious female cat; Micio a big big male red cat...but I have not their photos

and finally......... the sweetest cat I have ever known....MY OWN LITTLE PRINCESS!!!

23 - 24 - 25 th motives

Hi !!

here for you my last 3 motives of the 1 st round of the Challenge:

One cross tatted using a pattern from Mary Konior Visual Patterns in variegated watergreen,

one cross from Il Lavoro Chiacchierino by Mani di Fata editrice with DMC cotton n80 and

a thumb Rosary (pattern of Lily Morales) with Swarovski beads

So happy for sharing them with you my friends!!

22 th motif

This is one of my favourite bookmark: it is "Spring Flowers" by Julie Patterson.

It is tatted iwth DMC perlè cotton 8 in solid light green for the leaves and with DMC moulinè "color variations" using 3 strands for the flowers.

This little watercolors landscape was painted by me as a card to accompany the bookmark.

21 th motif - Angel again

Hi!

here for the Challenge another Angel

I saw it on Singtatter blog (29/12/2008 post), I liked it immediately and I try to reproduce it for a friend of mine. Thanks Ellen!!

Tatted with DMC perlè cotton n8 in variegated light blue, of course!!

enjoy!! =)