Many of the Bucks Point prickings have only about an inch of dots for the ground pins. It took a long time for me to find out that this was because after the last row of ground pins the lacemakers would be able to work the ground without any pins, so the work would be a lot faster. I wonder if the tells were spoken quicker, or were there different tells for working faster ground? !! These are the sorts of mysteries that will never be answered, but are fascinating to ponder on!
(OK, we are in the midst of a sudden heatwave, - so maybe I have had too much sun!!!!!! :) ) If only I could remember more of Grandmaâs stories about those days!! I always enjoyed listening to them,. But never listened hard enough to remember them!! Thank goodness for people like Thomas Wright!!!!!! Regards from Liz. In Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
