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04-15-2014, 07:14 AM

#61

CAS49OR

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Bright side to everything?! Sorry it happened to you, it is really discouraging, but better than sewing everything wrong and playing with the seam ripper the rest of the night. AS IF someone needed an excuse for chocolate .. this would be it!

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Originally Posted by toverly

Oh No! I have sewn and sewn only to find out the bobbin is out too. All I can say is that it's better to sew without thread than to chain sew the two wrong sides together. I've done that also! Think of it this way now you have nice 1/4 inch perforations to follow.

04-15-2014, 11:16 AM

#62

just joan

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Originally Posted by Quilt-T

I vote wine and chocolate! Can't tell you how many times I've done this very thing!

I'm with you. I hate it when that happens.

04-15-2014, 12:08 PM

#63

judee0624

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Been there, done that.

04-15-2014, 12:27 PM

#64

JoanneS

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I would have gone straight for the wine and choco ~ ~ ~

04-15-2014, 12:52 PM

#65

ManiacQuilter2

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Originally Posted by Tartan

Ah yes, the dreaded air sewing.

Been there, done that. Everybody has done that!! I try to listen because my Bernina does make a subtle change in the sound when the bobbin has run out.

04-15-2014, 06:40 PM

#66

maviskw

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Originally Posted by Nammie to 7

Someone offered the suggestion (in another post) to use two bobbins -- one in the bobbin case and one on top. They would both use the same amount of thread so you would know when the bobbin is running out. That was a really clever idea!

I would never use a bobbin for a top thread unless I needed a few yards of a certain color.

When your bobbin thread runs out, it causes no problem, but when the top thread runs out, it makes a big knotted mess which takes MINUTES to get rid of. I have run out of bobbin thread, but I try to check it every so often: take a glance behind the needle; admire my work; or something like that. I do more of this checking after I have recently had that bad experience. Then after a while I forget about it, and it happens again. LOL

I would rather wind the last few yards from a spool onto a bobbin so that the top thread will not run out.

04-15-2014, 06:42 PM

#67

SittingPretty

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Location: East Central Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by jcrow

My sewing machine tells me when my bobbin is getting low. I am so thankful for that feature because I would totally do what you did. So sorry it happened.

Ditto! I had done that numerous times, but now my machine warns me. So glad!!

04-16-2014, 12:18 PM

#68

purplefiend

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My White rotary treadle's bobbin gets a bit noisy when its near the end. The fancy modern Viking won't sew if the bobbin is empty, its my only computerized machine.
I sewed 4 block pieces today after the bobbin thread ran out. lol I guess I was just practicing?
Sharon in Texas