Hi Jenny and Spiders All, I have always worked with proper pricking card but, since I discovered photocopiers, I have photocopied my prickings - onto pale blue, pale green or some other colour which won't fight with whatever colour thread I am using - and then glued it onto the 'proper' pricking card. I then cover the whole kit and caboodle with matt blue film, and prick the lot. I teach, so wouldn't consider using the backs of birthday/Christmas cards etc as pseudo-pricking card, as the pricking card is so much more sturdy. But - my system works for me!
I realise that we in the UK are very lucky - we can acquire the architect's matte blue film quite easily, from general suppliers, and from Heffer's, the shop in Cambridge, so we don't have to go thought he performance of rubbing clear shiny film with a green scourer to make it less shiny, but I am a firm believer in matte blue film! Carol - in Suffolk UK Subject: [lace] Pens for Prickings > Daphne in Norfolk wrote:- > << Why bother at all with pens?? Print or copy the pattern on a > photocopier. Its already marked out and ready to go. Put it on your card by > either laminating it or film.> > I have always pricked my patterns out onto proper pricking card, - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
