Recently bobbin winding was mentioned, and I think I remember a comment about thread not being very neat when wound using a string to turn the bobbin.
For newer bobbin lacemakers, the thread on a bobbin is not supposed to be wound neatly with the threads next to each other. The thread should be wound at a slant down and up so that the successive windings cross the previous windings at an angle. The hitch on a bobbin can pull itself down into the *neat* windings of thread if layer after layer are oriented in the same direction. The hitch can go down only one layer if the layers underneath lie on a different slant. The hitch cannot get buried in the threads, and lost. This is especially important if the thread is fine, slick or fuzzy. When I wind bobbins, I lay the first layer (only) tightly side by side down the thread area to give a solid base to the windings. All the rest of the layers are at an angle, up, down, up, down, etc. If you have had any trouble losing your hitches into the thread, give this winding method a try. Alice in Oregon -- getting ready to fly out tomorrow morning for Virginia and Lace at Sweet Briar. I get to play tourist a few days before the retreat starts, visiting Williamsburg and other historic locations. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
