Originally Posted by bluestarmom
I am curious, do any of you have a machine that will signal you in some form that your bobbin is close to empty?????
Careful what you wish for. Low bobbin indicator was a MUST on my machines. The old Pfaff has a little light that blinks when the bobbin is low. Since I am a big girl, I know what that means. It means that if I don't pay attention, I will run out of bobbin thread and look like a fool when I continue to sew. Once I get to within a foot of the bobbin thread, the light would blink again and I would know that the end is near. ....until a little bit of lint messed up the sensor and....no more indicator. I was left to deal with the feel and the look of "uh-oh - I'm out of bobbin"
The next Pfaff had a different kind of low bobbin indicator:
It showed me in big letters on the display "Low Bobbin" AND it stopped the foreward motion of the sewing process dead in its tracks. I could start sewing again, and sometimes, I could sew 5 more stitches, sometimes 3. Since there was at least 6 foot of thread on the bobbin, I had a lot of starts and stops. Ready to scream - LOUDLY!
My new machine has a drop-in bobbin and I hope I will pay attention.