My understanding is that it is hard to copy prickings on red.
So to 'protect' the pattern and designer they published it on red.
bobbi
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:28:54 +0100 Carolina de la Guardia
writes:
> For as long as I can remember, in Spain have been used orange card
> prickings. An especial
For as long as I can remember, in Spain have been used orange card
prickings. An especial thicker card (now practically disappeared) was
manufactured for working bobbin lace. Its thickness let the lacemakers
work several times the same pattern.
I don't know the reason for choosing this colour, h