When crafting, if I can't grok what it is that I'm doing I can't do it. Following directions is really hard for me, I really have to UNDERSTAND what it is that I'm doing before I do it.
I'm the same way, with sewing but especially with cooking. I cannot follow a recipe, I always seem to leave out an ingredient or skip a step. When I want to cook something new, I find two or three recipes for it, read them thoroughly so I understand what's going on, and then wing it.
Sewing costumes, even after ~12 years in the business, I often have to tear seams out and redo them because I didn't understand how the garment goes together before I started.
My approach exactly. In fact, I'm in the middle of preparing a baked camembert to take to sweetmmeblue's NYE party and that's what I'm doing. It's a hybrid of a couple of recipes (including some for baked brie). Fortunately, it's virtually impossible to go wrong with cheese because cheese is, by definition, good.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2007-12-31 06:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-31 06:22 pm (UTC)Sewing costumes, even after ~12 years in the business, I often have to tear seams out and redo them because I didn't understand how the garment goes together before I started.
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Date: 2008-01-01 12:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-01 12:40 am (UTC)