The TV program Nova was about some ancient Roman tombs where they found remnants of threads, both Z and S twist.
They said the Z twist probably was made in northern Europe while the S twist came from the Mediterranean area. The reason was the way the spindle was handled during spinning. The northern people used a spindle that was spun/twisted from the top which resulted in a Z twist. The Mediterranean people turned their spindles from the bottom which made the S twist. I found this explanation of the two twists rather interesting. Alice in Oregon -- in a deep freeze for several days. May break record low temp records this week. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
