Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by txstitcher
I'm thinking about asking for a Side Winder Bobbin Machine for Christmas, but am wondering how practical they really are.
Do you use one?
Michelle
I just don't get it. Why buy something you already have, a bobbin winder on your machine? I wind several bobbins of thread before I ever start sewing my project. I have Viking machines, and my dealer told me those bobbins won't work on the bobbin winder machines anyway. But I just don't understand why anyone would need one. My machines do a great job of winding and fast.
I have one because I can rewind and sew at the same time. My machine does not do that. And, mostly, it is wear and tear on the sewing machine and something that I'd rather not use anyhow. It is so much faster this way, the grandkids can help, (if they like), I can take a breather and wind thread. In the long run it is faster to wind ten-twelve bobbins on the Sidewinder (at one time) than to take the time out to rewind a bobbin on the sewing machine. I guess it is a matter of what a person is comfortable with. I like that little Sidewinder, it works, it saves me time, I am saving wear and tear on my machine (maybe), and it's my party! My quilt - my rules. That's what makes it so much fun! Edie