janamama

A friend of mine worked in a "sewing hole" and came over to help me with an industrial serger my sister had been given and passed on to me. She winds a bobbin while she is sewing so she always has another bobbin ready to go. Check your machine to see if that's a possibility. It works on my old Singer Stant-a-Matic.

Joyce Ann

Thanks to Sheila and Jim's Gem for the tips on leftover thread on bobbins.Good tips.

mimifaye

I wind 20 bobbins at a time. When the 20 are done, I give my machine a good cleaning, it will need it, and I have had pleanty of bobbins ready.

Joyce Ann

Hi Everyone Just to let you all know that Fabricdepot.com has the sidewinder for 16.00. Reading about how everyone likes it. Still thinking about it.

vanastoy1

When you get to be filty rich, I want to be your best friend. haha

purplemem

I have the Sidewinder and love it. I bought it at Hancock's for $14.95 on one of their big weekend sales.

Addicted to Crafts has everything on their site at 25% off until Sept 23.
Their price with discount is $23.00.

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I save my leftover thread for the hand finishing also. I just leave it on the bobbin until I need it.

I have also bought lots of bobbins on ebay for $9.99 for 50. I like that price and haven't been able yet to beat it because the shipping was free.

MadQuilter

I wind a few bobbins at a time. My machine does not interfere with the threaded part of the machine to thread additional bobbins if I have to.

Some of the machines have larger bobbins and do not run out as fast.

I think it's just one of those gnarly tasks that makes you stop and pay attention.

schwanton

Depending on the project, I usually fill about 6 bobbins for a quilt. Each time I am sewing a longer piece of fabric (usually borders) I check to see if I am running low. I change the bobbin before I run out - I usually have no problems. When buying threads for a quilt with specific colors, I buy 2 spools of thread - 1 for bobbins and 1 to thread through my machine. Good luck!