Using Pipers 20/2 for my first steps in Chantilly with the tutorial DVD by Lia Baumeister, I also had problems at first with the slippery thread. But since starting putting triple hitches on the bobbins, it doesn't slip any more, but can still be unwinded nicely. For very thin cotton I also use a double hitch. I always make the hitch at the free top of the bobbin, not on the already winded thread.
Best, Achim in Berlin http://www.achims.de/Kloeppeln/ (sorry, german blog only for now) 2007/9/11, Jo Falkink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Quite a late reaction on the subject, until now only occasionaly my > bobbins > ran away. But this weekend I worked for the first time with the finest > Pipers silk. Very thin and slippery. I started to practice leadworks. > Disaster. But I noticed it is very important to avoid angles between the > bobbin and leash. As long as both form a straight line and the bobbin has > a > little tension the slip knot holds. Because of the tension a domed or > roller > pillow might also help. > > Jo > between Gouda and Rotterdam > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
