I see no problem with using support pins if you need them and if they help you get your lace looking how you want it. I am sure the Ãld-timersâwould have used whatever they could to assist in making the lace.
I also use coloured pens to mark my prickings before I put the contact on them. I find that helps, too â Who cares â no-one else sees the prickings, and if they do â so what?!!! (You all know I am rebellious and go âradicalâ every now and again!!! ) I worked a fairly dense Beds piece â with Overlapping 9 pin edge, and when I first looked at the pricking and tried to follow the lines of the plaits I could see where there might be a problem if I wasnât concentrating well, - so marked one âloopâ of the edge in black, and the overlapping one in red â and did that all around the pattern. It worked beautifully â I knew exactly where I was the whole time. The trails were marked in green, and I think the cloth stitch pattern bits were blue, -- whatever â it all helped me make the lace Enjoyably (which is the whole point!) When you have a forest of pins it is sometimes hard to see what is what, -- so get out the coloured pens and get some marks there before you start, so you can enjoy the journey. Who will ever know you marked the pricking first?!! - and anyone who finds out will most probably think you Very Sensible!!! Thank you for that book review on the new Korella book, Jeri. It looks like another great book. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.. --where we had 35mm rain last evening (1â inches) - the first good rain for Ages! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
