I'm guessing that it refers to threads twisted/plied to the left, or counter-clockwise. That would make them S-twist, I think. --Sue, who had to pretend-ply to figure it out ;o)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia J Ley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Thread question & fabric sale > Fibers can be spun in S twist or Z twist, but I forget which is which. > > Arlys > > On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:15:12 -0400 "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > A colleague of mine was cleaning out some of his grandfather's stuff > > (he > > was a furrier)and brought me 2 cones of New Bedford Thread Co. > > thread, > > #90 left twist. It is wonderful stuff! What does left twist mean? _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
