Another cure, from Mrs Perryman among others, so fine for Honiton, is to make
sure the needle in your pricker is large enough - I assume you are using a
pre-pricked pattern. She recommends a size 8 for the standard 0.55mm pins.
This does need a properly stuffed pillow if you're using a straw one, but there
should be no problem with a polystyrene (or styro-whatever) one. Some 19th
century parchments have quite large pinholes, so presumably the workers relied
on the pillows to hold the pins - after all, that's what happens in freehand
lace! If you are pricking as you go, it might help to use a pricker with a
comfortable handle and pre-prick a few holes with it and then place your pins
as you work.
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