Hi all, Interesting discussions. In Spain, I was given some very old Spanish blonde prickings for our lace guild archive. The lacemaker who donated them, explained that the ground was only pricked in each alternate row as lacemakers only pinned alternate rows to make the work quicker. She is a lacemaker and lace historian, so I trust her knowledge. The prickings are well used and indeed only pricked in alternate rows. Annette, enjoying an unusually rainy and cool day, in Wollongong Australia.
From: Diana Smith Hi Alex Like you I’ve studied many old prickings over the years but very few without the ground pricked. I have a theory, that in order to save time when working large areas of point ground some workers would work a row of stitches without pinning up, at the end of the row the pins were inserted into the pricked holes all in one go. One worker bobbin would follow a row and would therefore be used to tension the work. I’ve tried this and it works well. Diana - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
