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To remedy this the ikain fhould not be 

 fuddenly taken from the reel, but remain 

 there till the unequal extention which it 

 fuffered in winding is by the ftretch which 

 it undergoes on tlie reel brought nearer to 

 an equality, and till the thread by being 

 well dried has its hairs firmly united. This 

 would be beft effe(5led by having two reels, 

 and when one was filled they might im- 

 mediately proceed to wind upon the other. 

 That which has the Ikains being taken off 

 its frame fliould fland in the fun, or at a 

 moderate diftance from a fire till the other 

 is filled with filk, and this is again want- 

 ed. This v/ould alfo prevent delay as 

 the Ikain might be taken off, and the reel 

 made ready by a perfon not employed in 

 thb reeling. When the fkain is finiflied 

 there fliould fomc mark be tied to the end 

 of the thread, otherwife it may be difficult 

 to find it, if it mixes among the threads 

 of the fkain. 



When the Ikain is quite dry, and you 

 proceed to difband it from the reel, you 

 mufl firfl: fqueeze it together all round, by 

 which it will become loofe upon the bars, 

 becaufe its threads were all laid obliquely on 

 by the guide-ftick ; then, with a piece of 

 T twine 



