Juki TL2010Q bobbin empty
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Juki TL2010Q bobbin empty
Ok, all of us that have this machine love it but I wonder how to tell when the bobbin is empty before I sew a mile with no thread. My Sapphire tells me on the monitor and my Janome I can see and know exactly how far I can go but this bobbin you can't see. I just wondered if there is something I should be looking for when it nears the end.
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I wonder if coloring the thread with one of the Crayola washable markers would help. Maybe wind a little thread onto the bobbin, stop the machine, color the thread with the marker, then finish filling the bobbin. I guess I would just make sure that I could color the thread, iron it, and still have it wash out later; a little test swatch for this would be in order! I'm thinking the dots of bobbin color should show up enough while sewing so that it would provide a warning.
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I wonder if coloring the thread with one of the Crayola washable markers would help. Maybe wind a little thread onto the bobbin, stop the machine, color the thread with the marker, then finish filling the bobbin. I guess I would just make sure that I could color the thread, iron it, and still have it wash out later; a little test swatch for this would be in order! I'm thinking the dots of bobbin color should show up enough while sewing so that it would provide a warning.
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Another idea is to use a small digital timer. Set it to go off at regular intervals while you are sewing, to remind you to check that threads are interlocking. It takes only a couple of taps to reset the timer. It might be annoying; however, anyone who has continued sewing without bobbin thread for 20 minutes (and I shall remain nameless) might appreciate it!
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