Clever bobbin storage
11-19-2013, 07:39 AM
#12
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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That rubber band idea is great. Have been putting mine with the matching spool of thread in snack size baggies, then store in my thread drawer with all my other general purpose thread accumulated over the years.
11-19-2013, 08:46 AM
#16
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona
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I bought clear plastic tubing (7/16) cut each piece the size of the inside of the bobbin, cut each section once
and now it slips over each bobbin, and holds it in place. Somebody told me about this several years ago. Works great
and now it slips over each bobbin, and holds it in place. Somebody told me about this several years ago. Works great
11-19-2013, 09:15 AM
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nevada
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I actually have a couple of boxes from ScharffenBerger that used to hold the little chocolate squares in individual stacks. The sections are actually just the right size for holding M bobbins for my LA. I also use the little girl hair crunchies.
I use the bobbin savers for my DM machines, including my FW.
I use the bobbin savers for my DM machines, including my FW.
11-19-2013, 09:23 AM
#18
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Location: Upstate NY, north of Syracuse Area
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I keep my thread on pegs, so I can just put the bobbin on first then the thread spool. If the peg is a little too short, the spool will still stay on!
I often wind a lot of bobbins in one color. In that case, I put one on the peg and the rest in my bobbin holder so I can match them with the one on the peg. While I am using the many wound bobbins, I have a peg on my cone thread holder that I stack them on. That way they are right there when I need a new one.
PS: My bobbin holder is a 2-sided pencil case from the dollar store. It has sections along the side and a long area on the other side of each part. I keep empty bobbins in the long area and full ones in the smaller sections.
I often wind a lot of bobbins in one color. In that case, I put one on the peg and the rest in my bobbin holder so I can match them with the one on the peg. While I am using the many wound bobbins, I have a peg on my cone thread holder that I stack them on. That way they are right there when I need a new one.
PS: My bobbin holder is a 2-sided pencil case from the dollar store. It has sections along the side and a long area on the other side of each part. I keep empty bobbins in the long area and full ones in the smaller sections.
Last edited by wildyard; 11-19-2013 at 09:30 AM.
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