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    Old 11-12-2020, 09:24 AM
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    They actually make my HandiQuilter machine work better. I would randomly get birds nests, and that stopped with the Teflon washer.
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    Old 11-12-2020, 11:54 AM
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    I have never used them either. Please explain their function and just what they are?
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    Old 11-12-2020, 02:52 PM
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    Before I'd heard about them, I had issues with backlashing & bird nesting with my Tin Lizzie 18, so cut a circle of fabric to fit into the bobbin casing. It stopped the bobbin spinning too fast & solved the problems.
    Have never had this happen with my DSMs.
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    Old 11-12-2020, 05:59 PM
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    "Bobbin washers," all that I could envision were little, tiny elves, hunched over a miniature sink filled with bubbles, scrubbing away on metal bobbins. What the heck are bobbin washers?
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    Old 11-12-2020, 05:59 PM
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    Originally Posted by Iceblossom
    lol, my first mental image of a "bobbin washer" was more of a little dish washer Took me a moment but at least I'm still grinning.
    We obviously think alike.
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    Old 11-12-2020, 08:13 PM
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    Easy to search and find out all you want to know. Some use them and some don't.
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    Old 11-13-2020, 06:54 AM
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    I use them all the time when FMQing. I think they help with my bobbin tension, and most important they definitely don't hurt.
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    Old 11-13-2020, 02:17 PM
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    I started using them when I began FMQ my own quilts and just leave in the bobbin case all the time now.
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