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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL - I thought of this as a Persian tradition. Apparently the idea of a deliberate flaw in a woven work features in both cultures.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

very cool to know.. it may have been a pretty common practice at one time..

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Japanese do this too especially in pottery, it seems like a very old form of artisanry

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

oohh, thank you for sharing that.. yes, it seems to belong to the very beginning of artistry itself..

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure Islamic art does a similar thing too, to highlight humanity's imperfection or something.