In fact, I have often wondered if it wasn't some kind of technical or commercial development regarding pins that was responsible for the switch to point ground laces from those with Flemish or plaited grounds. Point ground laces take less time to make. If you have more pins than time, why not make one ground stitch rather than four? In a message dated 5/20/2011 8:11:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, l...@binnie.id.au writes:
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