Does the Sidewinder work well for winding bobbins from cones?
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Does the Sidewinder work well for winding bobbins from cones?
The bobbin winder that came with my Tiara has never worked all that great. Just wondering if any of you have had good luck winding M size bobbins from large cones with the Sidewinder or Sidewinder Deluxe. The reviews I've found are kind of inconsistent. Thanks for any help.
Daffy
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You can put the cone in a stand. There is a larger sidewinder that does use cones.
I've found mine very helpful. It hasn't met a bobbin it doesn't like, since I wind bobbins to use with as serger. I've wound Pfaff, Babylock, and Brother bobbins without a hitch. Saves me the trouble of using the sewing machine to wind a bobbin if I'm in the middle of something.
You can adjust the tension and even out the winding by using your finger.
I've found mine very helpful. It hasn't met a bobbin it doesn't like, since I wind bobbins to use with as serger. I've wound Pfaff, Babylock, and Brother bobbins without a hitch. Saves me the trouble of using the sewing machine to wind a bobbin if I'm in the middle of something.
You can adjust the tension and even out the winding by using your finger.
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i got one from my sister ...thought it was the dumbest thing ...who needs a bobbin winder -every sewing machine has one .....started using it ..love it ...almost have it wore out ...thanks sis
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The bobbin winder that came with my Tiara has never worked all that great. Just wondering if any of you have had good luck winding M size bobbins from large cones with the Sidewinder or Sidewinder Deluxe. The reviews I've found are kind of inconsistent. Thanks for any help.
Daffy
Daffy
I've never used a sidewinder. I have a separate winder for my Gammill and occassionally have used it to wind smaller bobbins too.
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Because the bobbin you are winding is the larger M bobbin and I presume you are using that in a long arm machine of some sort, I would not advise the sidewinder. Most of the girls I know who had one have sold them and gone for a larger bobbin winder sold by the long arm manufacturers. I know on my mid arm, if the bobbin is not wound just right, it really does a number on my even tension.
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