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   sueb | Oct 14, 2005 03:29pm | #1

   You're correct, hand winding means to wind the thread onto the bobbin by hand.  When you do this, you don't want to stretch the thread onto the bobbin. 

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   paddyscar | Oct 14, 2005 10:09pm | #2

   I've wound woolly nylon onto a bobbin using my machine - going very slowly without winding the thread through the guide, with good results.

   Frances

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   mem | Oct 17, 2005 02:26am | #3

   so do you use your finger or ?? Is the idea to put stretch on as its wound or to actually avoid stretch???

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   paddyscar | Oct 17, 2005 06:05pm | #4

   You don't want to put tension on the thread, so that you maintain the advantage of the stretch in the wooly nylon.  Wind slowly.

   You can just run the thread around, but not engaged in, the thread guide or you could use your finger to guide it. 

   Frances

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   mem | Oct 19, 2005 02:28am | #5

   thankyou very much.