Prewound bobbins vs other
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Bear with me, please, but I don't understand why anyone buys prewound bobbins. A simple calculation --- I checked on prices at the Connecting Threads website. Here's what I found:
Prewound - 82 yds ea for 12 bobbins = 984 yards at $9.99. This calculates at $.010 per yard
Spool of thread - 1200 yards at $2.49 = $.002 per yard
Cone of thread - 5000 yards at $9.99 = $.0019 per yard
So a cone of thread will net you 5 times the amount of bobbins compared to prewound.
OR -- another way....you can save $50.00 by buying a cone and winding the thread yourself.
Am I missing something??? More money to buy fabric!!!!!
dee
Prewound - 82 yds ea for 12 bobbins = 984 yards at $9.99. This calculates at $.010 per yard
Spool of thread - 1200 yards at $2.49 = $.002 per yard
Cone of thread - 5000 yards at $9.99 = $.0019 per yard
So a cone of thread will net you 5 times the amount of bobbins compared to prewound.
OR -- another way....you can save $50.00 by buying a cone and winding the thread yourself.
Am I missing something??? More money to buy fabric!!!!!
dee
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Dee, you are burning too many brain cells too early in the day, lol! I've never been able to understand this either. Bobbin winding is part of sewing and quilting and I like the whole process, not just certain parts of it. Sew~sew~sew, wind a bobbin, take break, get a drink, start over.
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I buy the prewounds for embroidery bobbin thread. They are wound much tighter, more even and I find I go through fewer bobbin changes. For my regular piecing and machine quilting, I wind my own bobbins but I did purchase a bobbin winder (not that sidewinder thing) that feeds vertically and winds almost as tight as the commercial prewounds.
It all comes down to what you care to spend your time and money for I guess.
It all comes down to what you care to spend your time and money for I guess.
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Originally Posted by scowlkat
I did purchase a bobbin winder (not that sidewinder thing) that feeds vertically and winds almost as tight as the commercial prewounds.
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My machine has an extra bobbin winder on it that I can use while my regular quilting thread is on the machine so I always pre- wind my bobbins in neautral colors. I usually pre wind 10 at a time in different neautrals. I think buyiny the pre-wound ones are a waste of money.
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because my time is very valuable. because no sewing machine can load a bobbin with as much as you'll get from a prewound. because winding bobbins is annoying. because i wanted to. because i could.
that's why.
i haven't needed to buy them in a while, but the prewounds i bought were only pennines more than the cost of an empty bobbin. it was good 100% cotton thread. overall, i think i came out waaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead.
that's why.
i haven't needed to buy them in a while, but the prewounds i bought were only pennines more than the cost of an empty bobbin. it was good 100% cotton thread. overall, i think i came out waaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead.
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