Were any of the prickings shown alongside lace made from them?
I'm just curious because what is being described as pricking alternate pinholes, and second rows not being complete, could result in the pricking for a different ground to what we know as point ground? In one of the books (I can't remember which, possibly Judith Gwynne's dictionary, if not Alex's) there is a ground of honeycomb stitch (CTTpCTT) referred to as Spanish Ground, and wondered whether this, or Kat Stitch, could have resulted from misreading of an incomplete pricking. Jane Partridge ________________________________ From: f Annette Meldrum <[email protected]> They are designed for a triangular mantilla, with the borders heavily worked and the ground worked in strips with flowers at intervals. Pins were expensive, so they only used every second hole and it is evident that only every second row is fully pricked. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
