A lace friend makes lots of Idrija lace on a bolster. She said that when she winds the bobbins clockwise, they won't stay in their hitch. They loosen and fall to the floor. When the threads are wound counter-clockwise, they stay in place -- providing there's lots of thread on the bobbin to provide traction. She always works with full bobbins, even for a small project. Put the new shorter thread on top of what's on the bobbin for a small project. One note -- she does use Idrija thread on her projects, so the twist direction of the thread probably affects the needed winding direction on the bobbins. There's more thread stress on bolster-used bobbins as they hang down than on ones used on a flat pillow. Alice in Oregon
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