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Yeah , reversing the motor just for that would cause havoc as you fly by what you intended to unravel and proceed to get stuff wrapping under the bottom , etc.
I switch to reverse any lathe is sometimes a handy item but even if I had one on my rod lathe , I would not use it to unwind a little thread.
I do simpathize though , sometimes turning the rod between your fingers gives you a thumb cramp. I seldom overrun but I do often just use my hand for trim bands and doing crosswraps etc. using the motor is mostly for underwaps , overwraps , sanding , , etc. ne the fat part you can often spin it with just downward pressure and a moving hand. this is especially true mear the cork tape which gives your skin some traction.
If you overrun a lot , you may need to slow the motor down. i use a dimmer switch intsalled on one electrical leg to set the max rpm and the foot peddle to modulate between stopped and the max set at the dimmer switch. Really helps to be able to control that max speed with other than the foot peddle.
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