Hi Alex Like you I’ve studied many old prickings over the years but very few without the ground pricked.
I have a theory, no doubt you have also thought of it! That in order to save time when working large areas of point ground some workers would work a row of stitches without pinning up, at the end of the row the pins were inserted into the pricked holes all in one go. One worker bobbin would follow a row and would therefore be used to tension the work. I’ve tried this and it works well. Diana - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
