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    Old 02-15-2011, 01:33 PM
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    I've been hearing a lot about pre-wound bobbins lately.


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    What brand is good?

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    Old 02-15-2011, 01:36 PM
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    I saw them online....was going to ask the same question. Generally use lite-med gray for piecing and keep a supply of bobbins ready to go by winding at least 2 each time I sit down at the machine.
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    Old 02-15-2011, 01:46 PM
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    I wouldn't use anything else. The size depends upon your machine. Janome uses "L" size.

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    Old 02-15-2011, 01:58 PM
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    I use them all the time. Mine are size L and I use them in my Mega Quilter & my Designer 1 - they work great. They are the cardboard ones that I get at my LQS.
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    You can't use them in some machines, so be sure they work in yours.
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    Old 02-15-2011, 03:52 PM
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    check out Allstitch.com
    and many other sites that sell NEBS.... i've had luck with them and they come in many sizes... i shared a "gross" with someone long ago and am still using.....
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    Old 02-15-2011, 04:13 PM
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    size "M" is for longarms...size "L" is for regular machines. HOWEVER, not all machines can take them. Berninas, Husqvarna/Vikings, and Pfaff usually can not use any of the prewound bobbins.

    Signature makes a nice cotton one, and Superior threads has the Alex Anderson Masterpiece threads...LOVE them both.

    I have been using the Signature ones for about 10 years now. They fit my vintage singer, my Janome Jem platinum, and my Elna with no issues!
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    Old 02-15-2011, 04:19 PM
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    I like them because they hold so much more thread and I don''t have to wind a bobbin so often. I embroidered a design the other evening and had to change my regular bobbins 3 times. Needless to say I replenished my pre-bobbins today.LOL
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    Hi Guys

    Can I use them in my Janome QC4900 and Horizon. Also a brother 4000D?

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    Old 02-15-2011, 04:26 PM
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    I recently bought " bobby cots" on ebay for my Pfaff and they're great. Had to buy 1/2 gross but got half white and half black - size L.
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