bobbins that still have thread on them?
 

How do you folks organize your bobbins? Do you keep them with your spools? How do you know after time which bobbin matches which spool?

I do keep them together like if it's silk cotton if it is just regular sewing thread I just put them in a bobbin holder. I said I keep the special one's together I sometimes use a pipe cleaner put it thru the hole in the spool and the bobbin. I also have a small box I put bobbins in I will mark the bobbin using a small piece of paper with the kind of thread and just tape it on the bobbin I also use bobbin holder that fits on top of the spool if the spool is the right size it works.

Put thread and bobbin in small baggie

I use a thread rack. Put the bobbin on first, then put the spool of thread on top of the bobbin. It works great.

I keep my thread in a tackle box of sorts. I put little fuzzy hair scrunchies around the bobbin so they don't unwind, then put the bobbin in the same 'slot' as the thread in the tackle box.

I use something called bobbin buddy's. It's a plastic thing that fits on the spool and the bobbin is inside the plastic.

I, too, use the "bobbin buddies". I think I got them at Keepsake Quilting. The bobbins just snap right into the plastic piece, which fits into the hole in the top of the thread spool. They are really handy.

Great ideas ladies! I am off to google bobbin buddies and in the meantime I am going to use the baggie idea! I am still figuring out how to organize my quilting nook and this should help!

I kee my bobbins with my thread. See my post on my thread storage system:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...m-t162426.html

I have different kinds of bobbins for different machines, so I have a bobbin box for each. When I'm piecing and all my bobbins are full, I'll just use up whatever is on them so I can start fresh. I have waaaay too much thread to be able to keep spools and bobbins together.

Thats what I do to. Then I divide the colors by warm and cool and put the thread in plastic tubs.

I keep mine in travel soap boxes, the kind you put in your suitcase. The thread does not unravel. each box has a different kind of thread.

I use the small soft plastic wheels made to store bobbins, this product's most appealing feature is the ability to hold the bobbins in place even when I drop it. I label each wheel with the thread weight or name. This allows me to match thread from my large rack with the bobbins with accuracy, and to pack them with ease when I travel to retreats and classes.

I use those three hole binder paper reinforcements to hold the loose end of the thread onto the bobbin (I wind the thread very close to the end, then bring the loose end up onto the side of the bobbin, and hold it in place with the reinforcement). 300 reinforcements for a couple bucks at the dollar store or W-mart, makes them cheap. That leaves the hole of the bobbin open to use golf tees, or other products that need the hole open to store the bobbin. Then I keep spools with their corresponding bobbin in those ridged styrofoam trays that sausage come in. They stack well, there's room for spool and bobbin side by side. They are easy to organize however one wishes - by colour, by type of thread etc. They also fit inside a ziploc baggie to keep dust free or for transport.

The dowels on my thread rack are too fat to hold my bobbins. So I came up with an idea....I cut plastic drinking straws about 4"-5" long and put them in the spool of thread. There is enough extra sticking out the top to hold the matching bobbin. Sure, I can't put them on my thread rack, but I can keep them in a box that is deep enough to hold them standing up.

I use the toe separators from pedicures to hold my bobbins. I tape a number to the top of the bobbin and a corresponding number on top of the thread. All of my thread sits in plastic "shoe box" containers and the bobbins sit on top. I try to keep everything in numeric order. So far though I have only used white, blue and green to sew my quilts (all three of them).

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

I put my thread and bobbin in a small baggie also. W

RonieM ... In your other thread, you mentioned clear plastic tubing around your bobbins, but didn't explain. What tubing are you using?



Great thread and ideas .... Now that I've started building a thread stash, I've been wondering what the best ways to stash the stash would be! Thanks!

I went to Lowes and bought a couple of feet of clear vinly tubing (I think it was 3/8") and cut a slit the entire length, then I cut it into smaller segments that would fit around my bobbin. Since it is clear, I can always see what color thread is on the bobbin. Previously I used the small ponytail holders for kids, but I couldn't see what color was on the bobbin. I like the clear tubing better. But beware, if you do this, make sure the tubing is nice and round. When the get toward the end of the roll, it gets squished and ends up more of an oval shape which doesn't work very well.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_19635-104-SV...ing&facetInfo=

Great idea! Thanks for the detailed info .... ooooh so simple! :)
We could do the same for spools of thread, just larger tubing!

Now that's neat! Creative thinking and cost effective.

People on this board are so awesome, talented, and giving as well as smart! Great idea for thread, the box with tees!

I keep mine in a round rubber thing I bought at Joannes, the bobbins snap right into it and it holds them snugly.

Since my threads are on hooks on my pegboard, I use pipe cleaners to keep the bobbin with the thread too.
I'd really like a wooden rack that the spindles are long enough for the both.
Maybe I'll make one. hmmm...

I try to use mine up. I will use them when the bobbin color doesn't matter, or for whipping down bindings. My stitches don't show when I bind, so if it is even close in color I use it.

I use small pieces of paper with thread number and tape it to the bobbin. As I was making doll clothes it was easy to know which bobbin went with each spool.

I use toes separator You use to put nail polish on toes holds just the right size for bobbins.

I attach a small piece of tape on top of bobbin, smooth around the edge so there are no rough edges and using a find tip pen I write name and # color of thread so I know which one it belongs to. Works like a charm.

What do you do with bobbins that are really low on thread? Do you use it up on your machine even though it will last only a little while? or do you just get rid of the thread?

Soft Bobbin Wheels
 

Great idea. I sometimes look at the bobbins in my wheel and don't remember if it is embroidery or regular thread

I save it and use it for hand sewing.

I keep mine in a plastic bobbin case. A few of the threads I use all the time (certain tan, very dk. navy) I put the # of the thread color on the bobbin with perm. marker.