Thanks - I'll bear that in mind. I wasn't really aware of the different twists on thread until I read Brenda Paternoster's book. A very useful book - but I never realised thread was so complicated!
Regards, Annette, London > Hi Annette - > > I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes to lose > it's twist when I work with it. It also had a lot of > trouble with the hitch jumping off the neck of the bobbin. > So for this latest project (a Milanese piece started during > a workshop with Louise Colgan!) I took a closer look and my > suspicions were confirmed... Tire silk has a Z-twist > instead of the S-twist I'm accustomed to. While many > knowledgeable people say that that makes no difference, I > can tell you that reversing the direction I wound my bobbins > made a huge difference in how the thread behaved. So be > sure you know which way your silk is twisted, and wind > accordingly. > > Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
