Hello Rosemary again, and everyone On 9/11/07, Rosemary Naish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > They have got to be pre 1824, because that's when Lemuel Wright > patented a machine for solid pin heads, but how much early is difficult > to tell.
The pins do look old - if the machine was invented in 1824, could/would such pins still have been made after that invention? I'm thinking of dates in connection with the time that they would have been used, and the type of lace made in conjunction (pardon clumsy wording). "1700's" re the ebay description doesn't seem right however it isn't a big deal. I was given a pair of strivers (modern ones) by my lace teacher (who > learn her lace making in 1910's) and told the way to use them was to > use a striver as the first pin worked that day (or class) then at the > end of the class you could tell how much you had made ( or not!). I can see the usefulness per diem then - yesterday's length was thus, and today I got to 'here' - can then compare production, as at lace school perhaps. If I accomplish one repeat of a pattern per sitting I'm doing ok by my standards LOL. Striver pins are pretty - newly made ones are lovely to tuck in the pincushion. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
