Hi, May I also press for lacemakers to sign their emails with their location. I alway assum that people would understand that I am in the U.S. as I think most people know where Chicago is, if not where Illinois is, and certainly have no idea where Crystal Lake is. I was going to reply to Helen that if she was coming to convention in Denver this year I could demonstrate how to use the string winding method until I noticed she mentioned living in the U.K. Maybe I can try to explain in words how to do it as I could not understand a picture of it on first glance. Get a piece of string or strong thead about 24 inches long and make a loop at either end. One loop is pinned down onto your pillow or a convenient chair arm. Next I start wrapping my thread clockwise around the neck of the bobbin for about 8 or 9 turns so that the thread will hold. Wrap the string around the body of the bobbin clockwise up near the pin that is holding the string. If you are right handed, catch the other loop in your left hand pinkie finger and hold the string tight and straight towards your body. Your right hand has been holding the bobbin in the string whilst doing this. Now support the bobbin with your index and middle fingers on either side of the string, over the top of the bobbin. Still keeping the string tight, draw the bobbin down towards your body. The thread will automatically wind onto the bobbin. When you get as far down the string as you can, you push the bobbin back up to the top and start again. It makes winding a few yard a breeze once you get the knack. I also guide the thread from the spool through my left hand to keep it tidy. Hope that is understandable, I was trying to do it in my mind whilst I typed it. Janice
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