I have just come across a comment by Elisa Ricci in Old Italian Lace in which she speculates that in the early days when pins didn't exist as we know them, or were hard to get, the lacemakers may well have used the fine nails which were in common use. She bases this idea on the large size of the pinholes in the Le Pompe, etc, diagrams.
Interesting idea, anyway. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
