They have got to be pre 1824, because that's when Lemuel Wright patented a machine for solid pin heads, but how much early is difficult to tell.
I was given a pair of strivers (modern ones) by my lace teacher (who learn her lace making in 1910's) and told the way to use them was to use a striver as the first pin worked that day (or class) then at the end of the class you could tell how much you had made ( or not!). Exactly as you said you would use them. Rosemary in sunny Somerset. On 11 Sep 2007, at 21:39, bevw wrote: > Most interesting, thankyou Rosemary - are these pins really c. 1700's ? > And a question I've not had successfully answered - how does one use > striver pins? if the striver pin is in the pricking in advance of the > lace being made, how does one work around it - wouldn't it be in the > way ? > I would use it after the fact - marking the start point and end point > of a repeat already made, using the end point as the next start point, > and leap-frog the strivers as the lace portion is finished. > Perhaps someone who uses striver pins could elaborate please! > > On 9/11/07, Rosemary Naish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> currently (item no 270164192297). If you look at the supersize image >> it >> shows the second pin head, used to hold the beads, very clearly. >> Definitely worth a look. >> >> -- - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
