BL consists of 'twists' and 'crosses' Lots of consecutive twists form a 'Z thread' and lots of consecutive crosses form an 'S thread'.
BL has more 'twists' than 'crosses' thus the intrinsic property of BL is to tighten a Z twisted thread and loosen an S twisted thread. Brenda On 15 Apr 2013, at 10:15, J D Hammett wrote: > I suspect it has everything to do with what kind of thread you're using. > Since I work mostly on a bolster, my threads behave. And I work mostly with > s-twist threads. But, if I work on a cookie pillow, there is no difference > unless I am working with z-twist threads, and they will untwist at an > alarming rate. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
