Hi Joepie, I have used this method on both Flanders and Binche, which often have such excellent enlarged working diagrams. I imagine it could be used for other laces which have detailed diagrams, which could perhaps be enlarged if necessary. It certainly helps a great deal!
Kathleen In an unseasonably cold Berkshire, UK Sent from my iPad > On 13 Sep 2017, at 17:44, J-D Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Lyn and fellow Arachnids, > > Thank you very much for sharing, Lyn. There are some really useful ideas here. > I have used an “idiot’s board” before (a piece of polystyrene or soft board > with the diagram/enlarged pricking on it to put pins in as you progress) if a > lace had an extremely difficult section, but put it away once I‘d conquered > the problem area. I will probably use it more now. > > Happy lace making, > > Joepie in a wet East Sussex. > > > From: Lyn Bailey<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: 13 September 2017 16:30 > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [lace] Ghost pillow > > I don’t know all the names a ghost pillow is called, but it is a very useful > device, used especially in more complicated laces where repeats don’t really > happen. You have your pricking on your pillow. Then usually you have a > diagram or at least another, enlarged pricking on a piece of cork, or other > board which will take pins. > <..................................................................... > ..........................................>In other cases, either with or > without a ghost > pillow, I put 2 pins on either side of the pair that needs to be worked next > when I think that might not be readily apparent. > > Lyn in Lancaster, > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
