bobbins running out quickly... what to do?
09-06-2009, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
do the thin threads come in every color and can you use them on la's?
www,superiorthreads.com
They have lots of colors. They have a good one for quilting too called King Tut. I love their threads.
09-06-2009, 03:32 PM
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I haven't found any thin bobbin thread that is not poly. Coat and Clark makes the thinest bobbin thread on a mini cone. I use it the most. Bottom Line is good too but more expensive. Fil Tec has great pre wound bobbins.
09-06-2009, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by joeyoz
Originally Posted by HMK
Is that Bottom Line thread 100% cotton or is it Poly?
09-07-2009, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
I use only pre-wound bobbins. For those of you who do not care for them or have trouble with them- did you know that the cardboard sides have to be removed before using? Also did you know that the pre-wound bobbins have a tiny bit of glue on the end thread to hold them in place for shipping, so you have to remove and discard at least 20 inches of thread. At 14 cents each, I think they are a great value!
09-07-2009, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
I doubt it but what I do is wind SEVERAL bobbins. I will check it when I know it is about time to get low, if the bobbin thread looks like it is going to run out mid seam, I change it. Then whatever "scrap" is left I save them on a card to baste my hexigons for GFG quilt! Cheap I know but hey!!!!
Maybe someone else will have an actual solution!
Maybe someone else will have an actual solution!
Brilliant! I HATE scrap thread. My bobbins get funky when there is still thread so I've been pulling it off and pitching it. Never again.
09-07-2009, 07:39 AM
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Sorry, only just realised that not all my message appeared. I was trying to say that if you don't have a machine that tells you it is going to run out on the bobbin, if you put full bobbins on the top and in the bobbin case, when the top bobbin is getting low on thread, then so with the bottom bobbin. It just means you have to wind extra bobbins all the time, but that isn't too time consuming.
09-07-2009, 07:55 AM
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This little gadget doesn't solve the problem of it running out so fast ,but it sure helps run bobbins faster plus you don't have to unthread machine either.I purchased it this past weekend and its well worth the money, I've been watching the price for months now, walmart had it for 24.95 and Hancock's had it for 21.95, then they ran a labor day wkend. sale for 19.95. Sold!!! Its made by Wrights Co. and it also uses batteries.
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