On 10/15/07, Achim Siebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's a very good explanation: > http://www.q7design.demon.co.uk/lacenotes/winding/wind.html
......... I forgot > to change the direction and it tended to loose it's twist, so maybe I > had better wound that clockwise. Not sure if it really makes a lot of > difference, though. When all is said and done, if the thread is taken at right angles from its put-up (the reel or skein) and wound onto the bobbin directly, maintaining that angle, as shown in the final image of the web page on winding, it shouldn't matter whether the thread is wound clock- or counterclock-wise...unless you are using a single strand of thread, which most of us don't for bobbin lace. Our threads are almost all 2- or 3-ply. One of the reasons for plying strands together is to balance the natural twist of the single strand. So - 2 single strands of fibre spun 'Z' are plied in the opposite - S - direction to bring balance ... to the force... of the twisting! I do use a singles linen - "1-ply" - for larger Torchon projects (I bought a huge spool for a handweaving project that never got onto the loom) and this thread does show its twist/untwist if one isn't careful. And yes it is the reverse of cotton - however it is also heavily sized, and the linen fibre is very long, which helps keep matters under control. I could, but don't, wind the bobbins any differently than if I was using 2- or 3-ply cotton or linen. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
