Do you use half filled bobbins for the top thread?
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Goodness where does everyone shop the first price they find? I would never pay that much over wholesale. They are $18 on sale for $14 here: https://quiltybox.com/shop/product/1791679416
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I always prewash my fabrics and use the bobbins as top thread when zig-zagging the edges of my fabric before washing. Great way to use up all my bobbin thread. Also, use bobbin thread when piecing. I always put the bobbin on the up right spool pin with a felt pad underneath to keep the bobbin from spinning out of control. I make the circle felt pads out of left over batting and cut a small hole in the center (not perfect but they work).
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I have used a bobbin as top thread a few times, but only if the color I really want is already on a bobbin. Have you ever run out of thread from the top thread? It's a real mess.
If you run out of thread in the bobbin where it belongs, it's just the end. Put in a new bobbin and you're good to go.
If you run out of top thread while sewing, it's a mess and you have to untangle it and get rid of all that excess thread mucking up your seam.
If you run out of thread in the bobbin where it belongs, it's just the end. Put in a new bobbin and you're good to go.
If you run out of top thread while sewing, it's a mess and you have to untangle it and get rid of all that excess thread mucking up your seam.
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Cool idea. I normally use less than half filled bobbins for basting along the edges of my quilt instead of using the bobbin thread that will be used in the quilting process. I also use it for hemming the binding if its the correct color. One thing I don't do is pull it off and throw it away. Too costly these days.
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If you run out of top thread while sewing, it's a mess and you have to untangle it and get rid of all that excess thread mucking up your seam.
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Goodness where does everyone shop the first price they find? I would never pay that much over wholesale. They are $18 on sale for $14 here: https://quiltybox.com/shop/product/1791679416
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