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03-07-2011, 07:55 PM

#31

annpryor

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I call it sewing air!!!!

03-07-2011, 10:03 PM

#32

hazel brady

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I am so glad that i'm not the only person who sews for miles on an empty bobbin maybe if the machine would just stop I might wake up lol

03-08-2011, 05:34 AM

#33

mar32428

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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?

Came across this hint several years ago and still find it useful. After you attach your thread to the bobbin, run it for a second or two and stop. Take a permanent marker and color about six inches of the thread and then continue winding. the color gives you a heads up. It's not perfect cause sometimes I'm not paying attention but it does work.

03-08-2011, 05:47 AM

#34

Scrap Happy

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I don't remember who it was that said they listen to their FW and can tell when the bobbin is low. I gave it a try and it works with my FW. I have to make myself concious of listening or I won't notice.

03-08-2011, 06:01 AM

#35

knlsmith

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Originally Posted by b.zang

Those bobbin alerts would be really useful if they gave an estimate of how many inches of stitching were left - like my car does by letting me know how many kilometers I can drive with the fuel in the tank.
I can see my bobbin, and it's like a game to see how close to the end I can sew. A perfect win is when the end of the bobbin thread comes up when I pull the fabric away at the end of the seam. :)

I do the exact same thing. It beeps, I look, sew, look .... its like a game to get every penny out of that silly bobbin. LOL

03-08-2011, 07:53 AM

#36

bmorawitz

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I have sewed alot of blocks before I realized I was out of bobbin thread....

03-08-2011, 02:49 PM

#37

gbquilter

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You know what they say... It's all fun and games til the bobbin runs out!

03-08-2011, 04:30 PM

#38

Playtime7

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Thanks to all who responded.... will just have to put up with it until I buy my next machine... It was interesting to hear how many of you have alerts on your machines.. and fun to hear others going through the same thing as me... I am going to go quilt now... I will start with a full bobbin... :) Warm hugs.. Janet