Dear Lacemakers, > > > film you guys are talking about is. And where would you get it? I am > > using grid > > paper with scotch tape all over it.
Yes, Lynn, when I started, that's what I did. Well, I suppose I learned from the experience, and it wasn't all negative. And Clay, I've been through all that infuriating business with pricking card and matt blue film too. (Your description brought it all back, like PTSD!) Now I go to my local copy-shop. They will enlarge or reduce my pattern, photocopy it on to blue paper, trim it to size, and laminate it between two layers of thin clear plastic - all for a matter of pence - certainly well under one pound sterling. This removes all the difficulties about getting it stuck on to card, since you don't need to use any. The plastic that protects the pattern makes it stiff enough, yet it's quite easy to pre-prick. There's none of the aggravation of trying to get the blue film on right, without wasting any - it's expensive and can be difficult to find. Finally - because no glue is used - no glue accumulates on my pins. Oh, and it's not shiny either, since it's meant to protect posters and things which you hope people will want to read. Yours sincerely, (and blessing the day I saw this tip here on Arachne), Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K. where we're sunk in holiday lethargy . . . not even making lace). - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
