My wife and I are spinners and weavers. We spin yarn for making knitted and woven garments and accessories. We spin any fiber you can grab a handful of.
Thread is spun with either a Z or S twist, which is to say either clockwise or counterclockwise. It doesn't matter which direction a single strand is spun, because the whole thread is then plied in the opposite way. This gives you a nice limp thread. Rolling it onto the spool, and off of the spool will also figure into which direction it appears that the thread is spun. What this means to the person trying to unply (flatten and split) the thread, is that you need to look at the thread you're using. It isn't necessarilly the same for any two spools. Take a close look and then unspin it. Spinning your bobbin counterclockwise may be putting more twist into your individual thread. After you've put the fibers into the split thread, spin it the opposite way from what you did to unspin it. Pinch the thread under the fibers or feathers or whatnot, and spin the bobbin. You'll be putting energy into the thread, and when you release your pinched fingers, the energy will travel up into the section with the fibers in it, and cause it to spin, locking in the fibers. Take your fingers and then push the twist up a bit, and it will tighten it even more. You can put in too much twist and break the thread. Steve, In Maryland http://stevebrettell.point2homes.biz -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
