When we use knitting and crochet yarns plied at less angle of twist unplying 
can occur. So good for me as a spinner to know to put a bit extra twist into my 
handspun used for bobbin lace. 

Sue M
Angle of twist can be determined by placing yarn vertical under protractor so 
it lays at 90 degree mark.  Slide yarn parallel until the twist ply diagonal 
matches a degree angle. Then subtract that angle from 90 to get twist angle of 
yarn. 20-30 degrees for knitting. 30-40 for weft, 40-45 for warp. 

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> On Mar 31, 2015, at 9:54 AM, Cynce Williams <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> I pretty much figured lace threads changing ply was because the bobbins were 
> rolling. I’m also a spinner and I work with s and z plys. If all your threads 
> are the same, then the bobbins on one side of the pillow will tend to unply 
> and the bobbins on the other side of the pillow will tend to increase the 
> ply. Only cure I can think of is to twist the outside bobbins periodically to 
> correct the problem.
> 
> Cynthia
> 
> 
>> On Mar 31, 2015, at 7:49 AM, Sue Babbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I have found the reverse of that problem  - where the threads on the left 
>> side (fan edging) grew tighter, and those on the right side (footside) lost 
>> their twist! I was working with just one type of thread throughout
>> 
>> Sue
>> 
>> [email protected]
>> -----Original Message----- From: Susan Brooks
>> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 4:49 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [lace] Lace Scarves
>> 
>> I am currently working on a Scarf from a 1999 copy of the Lace Magazine, its 
>> designed by Brenda Paternoster, based on logarithmic lace.    I am using a 
>> ball of crochet thread from Lidl with a sparkle in it and a green crochet 
>> thread probably from the same shop.
>> I am finding that the bobbins on the right in the sparkle thread wind 
>> themselves tighter while those on the left unwind, and conversely, so I am 
>> now winding different ways depending on which thread and which side of the 
>> lace I am working.
>> 
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