In a message dated 22/11/2004 21:30:34 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> HOWEVER, there is a time and a place for the pre-pricking. One can pick > up errors in the pattern, and as Lucie said, you can learn a lot about a > pattern and figure out how to make it, by pre-pricking. There are also > times when the pattern might be slightly inaccurate in it's placement of > pinholes, and by pre-pricking you can figure this out. You also tend to > bend a few less pins by pre-pricking. > > Sometimes accuracy is more important in a work of lace than not, and > taking the extra time to pre-prick can save much agony later. But there > are also times when you want quick and dirty, and shortcuts are > appropriate then too. > > Cheers, > Helen, Aussie in Denver. Helen, I'm even more behind in my emails than you!! I make lace very fast and found copying and pricking as I went along so frustrating that I stopped doing it within a few weeks - I also couldn't find a glue that I liked to stick the pattern to the card then film over - everything I tried just didn't seem to dry out enough and left residue on the pins, so even gluing, filming then pricking didn't seem to please me. However, I will defend to the end anyone's right to make lace how they like and have come to realise that really it's all about finding your own style for lace making. One thing that pre-pricking has done for me is that I tend to learn the pattern and how it goes together as I prick - I get a feel for how the lace will make by pricking it out and this speeds up my lacemaking further. So I agree that pre-pricking gives an understanding of the lacemaking. The other thing is that sometimes I don't have the motivation or time to sit and work on a piece of lace so I take that time to prick out a pattern I want later and I actually enjoy that. I know I've said this before, but one lady that I taught to make lace hated winding the bobbins, pricking out the pattern and finishing off the lace. I asked her why she was making lace and she was the famous one that said that it was so people would think she was clever making this lace. Takes all sorts Regards Liz in London I'm back blogging my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
