Does the Sidewinder work well for winding bobbins from cones?
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The bobbin winder that came with my Tiara has never worked all that great. Just wondering if any of you have had good luck winding M size bobbins from large cones with the Sidewinder or Sidewinder Deluxe. The reviews I've found are kind of inconsistent. Thanks for any help.
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You can put the cone in a stand. There is a larger sidewinder that does use cones.
I've found mine very helpful. It hasn't met a bobbin it doesn't like, since I wind bobbins to use with as serger. I've wound Pfaff, Babylock, and Brother bobbins without a hitch. Saves me the trouble of using the sewing machine to wind a bobbin if I'm in the middle of something.
You can adjust the tension and even out the winding by using your finger.
I've found mine very helpful. It hasn't met a bobbin it doesn't like, since I wind bobbins to use with as serger. I've wound Pfaff, Babylock, and Brother bobbins without a hitch. Saves me the trouble of using the sewing machine to wind a bobbin if I'm in the middle of something.
You can adjust the tension and even out the winding by using your finger.
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i got one from my sister ...thought it was the dumbest thing ...who needs a bobbin winder -every sewing machine has one .....started using it ..love it ...almost have it wore out ...thanks sis
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The bobbin winder that came with my Tiara has never worked all that great. Just wondering if any of you have had good luck winding M size bobbins from large cones with the Sidewinder or Sidewinder Deluxe. The reviews I've found are kind of inconsistent. Thanks for any help.
Daffy
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I've never used a sidewinder. I have a separate winder for my Gammill and occassionally have used it to wind smaller bobbins too.
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Because the bobbin you are winding is the larger M bobbin and I presume you are using that in a long arm machine of some sort, I would not advise the sidewinder. Most of the girls I know who had one have sold them and gone for a larger bobbin winder sold by the long arm manufacturers. I know on my mid arm, if the bobbin is not wound just right, it really does a number on my even tension.
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