sewing without bobbin thread...
#101
Originally Posted by Rhaorth
Have you ever continued sewing without bobbin thread... I mean... without realizing it ran out?
I was speeding right along, doing the strips for the scrappy fence, and getting pretty comfortable with the 1/4" seams.... when I noticed that... the top thread seemed to be coming loose from the fabric....
So stopped sewing, pulled out the strip and lo and behold, the bobbin was empty... ok... not so bad you say.. at least I noticed it...
Well, that was after sewing 4 sets of strips without a bobbin thread (8.5" strips... 4 of them... chain piecing, so not having to lift the presser foot, or cut threads... but you would think I would have noticed! LOL)
AND... why is it that the seams seem to be so much straighter when I run out of bobbin thread...
I like stopping to fill a bobbin, gives me a chance to stretch out my back... need a better chair.
Just thought I would share my... oh my gosh... moment
we need an alarm for when the bobbin is getting close to empty hehe
I was speeding right along, doing the strips for the scrappy fence, and getting pretty comfortable with the 1/4" seams.... when I noticed that... the top thread seemed to be coming loose from the fabric....
So stopped sewing, pulled out the strip and lo and behold, the bobbin was empty... ok... not so bad you say.. at least I noticed it...
Well, that was after sewing 4 sets of strips without a bobbin thread (8.5" strips... 4 of them... chain piecing, so not having to lift the presser foot, or cut threads... but you would think I would have noticed! LOL)
AND... why is it that the seams seem to be so much straighter when I run out of bobbin thread...
I like stopping to fill a bobbin, gives me a chance to stretch out my back... need a better chair.
Just thought I would share my... oh my gosh... moment
we need an alarm for when the bobbin is getting close to empty hehe
#106
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My machine is very low tech, (and so am I) so when I start to wind a bobbin, I let it wind couple revolutions then I take one of the kids washable markers and mark about a 6" strip on the thread. When I see hot pink on my tan thread, it's time for a new bobbin.
#107
Originally Posted by Evy
My machine is very low tech, (and so am I) so when I start to wind a bobbin, I let it wind couple revolutions then I take one of the kids washable markers and mark about a 6" strip on the thread. When I see hot pink on my tan thread, it's time for a new bobbin.
#109
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Jozefow, Poland
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Originally Posted by Rhaorth
we need an alarm for when the bobbin is getting close to empty hehe
#110
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Manchester, NH
Posts: 701
Originally Posted by eb in calif
I have an old machine that took a spool of thread in the bobbin - too bad they didn't continue with that idea instead of the small amount of thread actually on a bobbin. there has to be a better way - how hard could it be to use a separate spool and virtually never run out.
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