Would it help to use just a plain paper photocopy for the pricking, rather than stiff card. No need to pre-prick, the large-headed pins will go easily into the paper. If aiming the pin is itself a problem, then the lacemaker is of course better with a pre-made pricking.
I have almost abandoned the pre-made pricking, in favour of plain paper photocopies. If I'm worried about the ink coming off on the thread, I cover the paper with 'invisible' tape. It has a matte appearance, and adheres to the paper nicely, makes the pricking somewhat more substantial than as plain paper. The applying of tape might be a problem for very stiff fingers though. When I use plain paper for the pricking, I dress the pillow carefully with workcloths, if for an odd shape or a lace where I will be turning the pillow a lot, I use 3 overlapping cloths, such as with Honiton lace, or a cloth with a hole in the centre. This style of cloth offers lots of smooth uninterrupted surface to move the bobbins and protects the lightweight pricking from being torn. On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 5:54 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do those of you that have this problem cope with the double difficulty > of compromised fine motor skills and having finally got hold of the pin and > got the point into the hole, then having the strength, dexterity and > freedom > from pain to be able to push it in firmly enough. > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke 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]
