Hi Arachnids
If you use a good quality pricking card, not necessarily a thick one, your
holes will not enlarge and you will be able to reuse it many times. Hence, no
need for plastic.
Happy lacemaking
Alex
P.S. Check that your pricker needle has the same diameter as your pins. Then
the pins
Hello fellow spiders
For my pickings,I print my patterns out on pastel coloured card and use
clear film from the hardware shop. Also you can use pastel coloured card and
laminator pouches.You can buy Matt ones.Both work fine.
I am finding this thread interesting to see what other lacemakers
Hello to One and All!Â
I usually copy the prickings onto blue card stock or paper. I'll always
cover the pricking with clear packing tape. They last longer.Â
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Dear Friends,
this is just a handy tip (or reminder because sometimes I forget to do it).
When you cover your prickings with coloured plastic film (or Contact)
don't forget that if you use a brand new kitchen scouring pad on it
for about 20 seconds, it will become matt. This makes such a
Hello All! Just wanted to add--if you use a piece of waxed paper between the
pricking your cork pad, the needle seems to stay clean free of gunk. Since
I don't always have waxed paper with me, I tried using the plasticky paper that
peels off the film itself. It worked for me too. My
Hi Fellow Arachnids,
A few days ago I received a beautiful bookmark in Romanian point from Sue
Turnbull. Thank you very much indeed Sue I am delighted with it and hope Sue
likes the bookmark I sent her yesterday as much. I was later than I had hoped
with this as time at present seems to be in
No one has mentioned this, perhaps Iâm the only one with this experience?
Back in the days when we didnât have scanners and our computers ran on tapes
there was no option but to draw out our prickings by hand. I well remember
the first big project I made, it was a doily. I had just taken it
I am really pleased that you have it and like it Joepie. I will let you
know when yours arrives. I have already sent a scan of the one I sent to
you so now she can know that its ok to add to her website when she is ready.
On the subject of plastic film, I have used the matt blue for the last
I suspect that prickings, except for those specialized ones where the sewings
are many, and you have to dig into the pricking, can be used more than one
thinks. Certainly a simple photocopy on photocopy paper can be used more than
once, probably several times. I remember that David Collyer once
