Another thing you can use if you have a stiff pillow causing you to have to press hard to get the pins in is a thimble. I have one of the Clover open sided thimbles <only covers the pad of the finger instead of the whole finger>and I love them. I use it all the time when working on my roller pillow. When I made it I made the roller a bit too dense and for the first couple of rounds of a pattern I have to press pretty hard to get some pins in. The thimble helps save my fingers.
The other thing that I have used is a cheap cuticle cutter. The one that I have used has a flat plastic end <for pushing back your cuticles> and a V shaped metal front <to cut the cuticles> it looks very much like a push-me-pull-you and for less than a dollar the price was worth the experiment when I was first starting off. Good Luck and have fun with your lacing!!! Shere'e On 11/8/06, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Nov 8, 2006, at 18:53, Tania Gruning wrote: To minimize on sore fingers... Get yourself a tool called "pricker" -- it can be a needle set in a pin vise (arts and crafts stores and sections of places like WalMart) or it can be something made specifically for lacemaking and available from vendors. Before you start making your lace, pre-prick evey hole in the pattern with your pricker. Not only will your holes be more accurately placed than those made "on the run", but your finger-tips will stop suffering from pin-fatigue; the pins will slide into the pre-made holes, and will need only a very slight push to place them more firmly in.
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