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03-06-2011, 09:46 AM

#11

Jim's Gem

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Last night I only went thru 7 9" blocks before I figured it out. There was one time I was sewing all night long and I must have "sewn" at least 30 feet of blocks without bobbin thread. It was 3:00 am but still. I started laughing and couldn't stop!!!

03-06-2011, 09:46 AM

#12

Kitsie

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The Pfaff Exp. 4.0 has one, too.

03-06-2011, 09:58 AM

#13

broomstix

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been there, done that. sorry

03-06-2011, 10:13 AM

#14

Scissor Queen

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In my Pfaff when the bobbin gets low it kind of rattles. When it quits rattling I know I'm out of thread. I rarely sew more than just a couple of inches without bobbin thread.

03-07-2011, 02:23 AM

#15

liminanc

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Location: Ashburnham Mass

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I can hear when the bobbin is out of thread, the machine changes the pitch of it's hum just a little bit and I can normally pick up on that so I usually on do a few stitches.

03-07-2011, 02:38 AM

#16

charlotte625

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Kentucky

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no thread in bobbin!!!!
do you think that is why the last 4 blocks I sewed didn't stay together?.....But this sewing at 2-4 A.M. has a way of doing that to me. lol

03-07-2011, 03:17 AM

#17

plainpat

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If I'm going to be sewing for a long time,1st thing I do is check the bobbin,so I seldom run out.Another thing that helps is the amount of thread my Bernina bobbins hold.Out of 5-6 machines I've owned, this is the champ.DH says it's like the Energizer Bunny......:)

03-07-2011, 04:04 AM

#18

coachmatthewsvhs

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Location: Vestal, NY

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good golly, my machine is outdated...... it sew forward and back with a few easy extra's. Bobbin alert? What's that?? LOL

03-07-2011, 04:59 AM

#19

grann of 6

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Location: Glenmoore, PA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Playtime7

while sewing without thread? I swear yesterday I must have went through 3 bobbins while playing yesterday.... I wish my machine had an alert button on it like my embroidery machine does and tells me when the bobbin gets low. I remember one time reading that some gentleman used a bobbin as his spool of thread and that way both top and bottom would run out of thread at the same time. How many of you seem to go miles without thread?

Nope, my Vikings all beep to let me know there is only about 2 feet of thread left. My bobbin window is clear so I check occasionally. I can usually sense when it is time to refill. I always have 2 or 3 extras waiting by the side.

03-07-2011, 05:08 AM

#20

juliea9967

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My machine lets me know when the bobbin is just about empty. When it dings at me I know there is 6" or less left on the bobbin. I've seen some people purposely sew until it does run out, to save thread, but I change bobbins as soon as it dings. That is one of my favorite features on my machine.