Re: [lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster

Interesting! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I also noted while studying in Barcelona that bobbins were wound counter-clockwise. Sadly, for the life of me I could just not get the hitch right! The clockwise hitch is eternally cemented in my brain. The instructor of said class told me

Re: [lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster

I wind counterclockwise as I was taught that way due to the spinning on the thread. I do this for which ever lace I make and which ever pillow I use. L Sent from my iPad > On 11 Dec 2017, at 09:51, AGlez wrote: > > This is an interesting question! In Spain we also

Re: [lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster

This is an interesting question! In Spain we also wind counterclockwise. And we work mainly palms up. I don't know if lacemakers who work palms down wind clockwise. Would love to read your opinions!! Now my opinion: I imagine that it is not important which way you wind, but wind all bobbins the

[lace] Winding Idrija bobbins for use "plams up" on a bolster

Subject: Fwd: [lace] Spulfix bobbin winder for counter-clockwise winding If you don’t mind my asking, why is it important to wind the bobbins in a particular direction for Idrija? (I know I probably spelled that wrong.) Jean Reardon, Western Pennsylvania where we just had our first dusting of