In a message dated 09/01/2011 16:28:55 GMT Standard Time, elationrelat...@yahoo.com writes:
> Bobbin lacers, do some of you pre-prick also (aside from the lace styles > that are almost > exclusively done that way). Yes, nearly always. Only two exceptions. The first would be a very course lace where in proportion to the hole spacing, it doesn't really matter if the hole is dead centre on the dot or just anywhere on the dot.* Pricking as you go, the latter is more likely to happen. Here I might do it first, or just start and prick as I go, or prick a bit ahead and then catch up, but the holes are not as 'available' once the threads are hanging across them. Apart from the accuracy, it is easy to miss dots when working and although even less experienced lacemakers usually grind to a halt fairly quickly, they are sometimes left in a quandry as to what the mistake is - pricking or lacemaking, so why make life harder than it needs to be. *If you don't think this is important, print a row of full stops from the computer then prick along it making sure the point goes through the dot, but deliberately going as near to a different edge of the dot each time. From the photocopy it will look OK as the odd spaced holes are inside the black dots, but when you see the row beneath it usually focusses the mind on pricking carefully. Some of the earlier books suggest that you actually prick along the edge of a ruler for important straight rows such as the footside and the first row inside the footside, as so long as these are absolutely straight, the eye loses unevenesses in the ground. The second is on an outline pattern for Withof or other such part laces. Milanese I far prefer to prick as I go, as the thread will tell me how far the pin needs to be placed from the previous pin and by carefully centering the pin on the line and then settling the edge stitch and tweaking the pin if necessary, the outside edge can be kept smooth, sometimes even better than the original drawing. This can however cause problems when I am doing designs for students to work, as I find it harder to trace over the holes on a worked pricking than to dot in over a continuous line. I need to get a new scanner and do it electronically instead. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
