Hi all, Just adding my 2 cents worth, as I've been following the "ping pong" on pre pricking or not to pre prick, and I have to admit to being one of the lazy lacemakers, who pricks as I go.
However, I did learn my lacemaking in a very traditional way from Mum, and was taught to copy to tracing paper, then prick, then draw in the lines - all quite a pointless process when one is 12 or 13 and anxious to get on with it, but I now see the point (yes, Mum, you did teach me well!). I make primarily beds lace, and sometimes the simple act of pre-pricking a section (if it's large or repetitive) at the start can help me sort out my strategy for making the piece. I usually have an extra photocopy of the pattern and my trusty notebook and pen at hand, to make notes and work out directions, but sometimes that isn't quite enough (like the mongrel piece I have on the pillow at the moment - I wished I'd prepricked a bit before I launched myself into this project. Looks simple, but it's more challenging than expected). I have just gotten my 5 1/2 year old daughter started, and have prepricked and marked her pattern for her, but in a year or so, I will expect her to learn to do that for herself. Sometimes it's just important to learn the not so exciting part of something, to understand and appreciate the more exciting parts. I think pricking patterns is one of those things. It teaches you at first how it all comes together, and later can become part of the 'strategic' process. Hope you all had a great holidays and new year. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, emerging into the lacey sunlight for a bit! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
