I think it symbolizes a default width...maybe.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
thin as a pin
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
That's the 4 digit number you have to enter for your debit card.
Posted by Bill Burris (Member # 3570) on :
Not a clue, but have heard oldtimers refer to it as "pencilstriping"
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
As most know, or should, the arts we practice have been around for a long time; to relate to word pinstripe, one must remember that in those days, tools as we know them today, weren't even a dream yet...things written/drawn were done by either pen/ink or, quill/ink/watercolor...the pen produced a thin line referred to as a pinline,(usually very straight in nature, found later to describe lines in suits-ie:pinstriped suits), which later became stripe to denote the line it's self...when painters of ornate coaches found lines they were doing w/quills, (later sword brushes), were similiar in nature to these lines, they were referred to as pinlines, denoting fact they were straight.....as craft matured, name changed to pinstripe, which makes us pinstripers..............
NOW, to what PIN means to me? Hmmmm, career, respect, friends of value and talent, ups, downs, all arounds.....heheheh, good one Jack... Posted by Rene Giroux (Member # 4980) on :
Thanks Mr. Magoocyclopedia !
.....who was that masked man ??!!???
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
Have you ever wondered who pinstripes all those suits?! Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
Like Frank said, I think the term derives from penwork...penstripe....pinstripe.
Old manuscripts and such had elaborate pen scrolls decorating them..it must have been natural to want to produce these in paint, using brushes instead of pens, or "pencils" if you will. I saw some old brushes that used to belong to my aunt's great uncle...he striped carraiges and wagons. They were not swords and daggers, they were more like liners with really long hairs.I can see them as an evolution of a pen, with the fat bellies of swords being a later improvement.
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Boy this board works well when the right stuff is out there to share.
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As most know, or should, the arts we practice have been around for a long time; to relate to word pinstripe, one must remember that in those days, tools as we know them today, weren't even a dream yet...things written/drawn were done by either pen/ink or, quill/ink/watercolor...the pen produced a thin line referred to as a pinline,(usually very straight in nature, found later to describe lines in suits-ie:pinstriped suits), which later became stripe to denote the line it's self...when painters of ornate coaches found lines they were doing w/quills, (later sword brushes), were similiar in nature to these lines, they were referred to as pinlines, denoting fact they were straight.....as craft matured, name changed to pinstripe, which makes us pinstripers.............. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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