Hi Alex
Like you I’ve studied many old prickings over the years but very few without
the ground pricked.
I have a theory, no doubt you have also thought of it! That in order to save
time when working large areas of point ground some workers would work a row of
stitches without pinning up,
Thank you to those have been writing about sending lace to participants of the
Arachne holiday ornament exchange.Â
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How do you display the lace ornaments you have received from other members of
Arachne?
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The 4 Christmas trees that are decorated at the Lace and Embroidery Resource
Center each
Dear Lin,
I received a lovely angel from Alice Howell.
Best wishes for a Happy Christmas to all lacemakers.
Carole
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I have now received some nice lace from both my exchange partners:
Lin Hudrun sent a Christmas card with needle lace Christmas pudding and
Holly branch.
Liz Ligetti sent a tatted Christmas ornament and a tatted bookmark.
Many thanks to both.
Agnes Boddington
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Hi Arachnids
I am interested in the prickings that Elizabeth Ligeti wrote about. Even
though I examined most of the prickings at Luton Museum when I was researching
Bucks I did not see one that did not have the ground fully pricked. Making
ground without pinning it is certainly one of our folk
