First - Clay, can you stand more ideas for your blue film? I don't like to stick down the film at the top of the pricking because if you're doing a long pricking and you're just a little bit off at the top it will go on slanted and not cover all the pricking by the time you get to the bottom.
I took my method from the people at This Old House, attaching new laminate to a countertop - they start in the middle and work out in both directions. I mark the lengthwise centre of my pricking, and then hold the film doubled over with the sticky side out and lower it quickly onto the pricking at the middle. That holds the pricking in place, and then I can smooth from the middle out in peace.
film you guys are talking about is. And where would you get it? I am using grid
paper with scotch tape all over it.
Lynn - the blue film is something many people use to have a dull transparent blue surface to work the lace on. (You want the pricking coloured so you can see the white threads better, and blue is said to be the easiest on the eyes) There is a sticky blue film on the market that they put over the pricking. I have never bought this film as what I have seen is quite expensive, so what I do (and a lot of other Arachnes) is to photocopy the pricking onto blue paper, and then sandwich that between a layer of light card and a layer of *clear* film. You can get the clear film, one side sticky, in home centres or large hardware stores - it's sold as shelf covering and is inexpensive. I think my last roll was about $3.00 for 12 feet. It has a backing paper on it that is marked with a grid, which helps with cutting. Using this, the pricking surface is glossy, not dull, but so far it hasn't bothered my eyes.
Hope this helps.
Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) Help! White Stuff on the Ground!!! What is it? ;-)
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