I have had this problem as well, with those mass produced bobbins that we buy in bulk, the rosewood ones, in fact. It is usually with pieces that have been on the pillow for a long time, or stored in a padded, spongy bobbin holder. I suspect that if one winds bobbins, works the piece and does not leave it on the pillow for 10 years of humid New Jersey summers, the finish tends not to transfer to the thread. If you are working diligently and see it happening, you can take off the dirty thread and put on new thread. But, I would say that those people who can work diligently on a single piece from beginning to end in short order are in the minority in our hobby world. Maybe if you wind very heavy, then only the layer of thread next to the bobbin would get discolored. Sorry, not really a solution for the present problem. I have a bad feeling that the "stain" from the wood would probably not come out of the lace threads too easily, since those things are usually pretty tough to deal with. Devon **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377040x1201454360/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62)
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