Bobbin confession
#21
Well, it's no big deal, just curious. Frankly, I can barely see the hole and then I usually drop the bobbin before I get it up to the winder thingy. And if I start getting irritated, then I might as well stop. Both ways work.
#26
I have Janome machines. On one of their web sites it suggests putting thread thru hole and put about a 1/2" down the center hole before mounting it to wind. I do this now. When it's full I trim thread close at hole on top of bobbin.
#27
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My Pfaff bobbins don't have a hole. You just wrap them several times. The Janome bobbins have a hole and if you don't put the thread thru the hole they won't wind because of how fast it winds. Do what works best with the bobbins on your machine and don't worry about it.
#30
I learned in my first Home Ec. class to put the thread through any hole from inside the bobbin to the top, hold on tight and wind; the tail end breaks off flush with the edge of the bobbin. That's the way I've done every bobbin I've ever wound, and that's a bunch! I do it when the bobbin's already mounted on the winder, so is way quicker for me than trying to start it by winding a bit.
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