ethical dilemma
Aug. 9th, 2007 08:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnLast night I finished the red silk corset up to the point where it only needs binding now, and I tried it on. It fits pretty well, the bust and hip are are bit looser than I would prefer (and I really can't lace any tighter) but it's so minor that it still gets a passing score from my inner quality control. So I'm relatively pleased with it.
Then, as I was eating dinner last night, a random thought occurred to me. I was making this corset specifically to enter in the State Fair, but I remembered I read a rule stating that people who use a craft as a means of livelihood and not just as a hobby are prohibited from entering. I had forgotten because I told myself last spring that I was done with sewing for pay (forever!).
So, needless to say, I had a bit of a meltdown. After feeling so crappy all week about the dance dresses and nervous about a performance coming up this weekend, I was really enjoying thinking and planning and working on my Fair stuff. It was so disappointing! I can't enter this dumb corset that I've been working on solely for the purpose of entering!
I know they'd probably never find out I sew for pay sometimes for half a dozen friends and acquaintances, but I'd feel so unethical breaking the rules like that. Besides, if they did find out, I might never be able to enter the Fair again, and that would be no fun.
So I decided I just won't enter it. I'll finish it for it's own sake, and I'm still planning on bringing in my embroidery and baking entries, but still, I'm pretty bummed.
Then, as I was eating dinner last night, a random thought occurred to me. I was making this corset specifically to enter in the State Fair, but I remembered I read a rule stating that people who use a craft as a means of livelihood and not just as a hobby are prohibited from entering. I had forgotten because I told myself last spring that I was done with sewing for pay (forever!).
So, needless to say, I had a bit of a meltdown. After feeling so crappy all week about the dance dresses and nervous about a performance coming up this weekend, I was really enjoying thinking and planning and working on my Fair stuff. It was so disappointing! I can't enter this dumb corset that I've been working on solely for the purpose of entering!
I know they'd probably never find out I sew for pay sometimes for half a dozen friends and acquaintances, but I'd feel so unethical breaking the rules like that. Besides, if they did find out, I might never be able to enter the Fair again, and that would be no fun.
So I decided I just won't enter it. I'll finish it for it's own sake, and I'm still planning on bringing in my embroidery and baking entries, but still, I'm pretty bummed.
