Originally Posted by Playtime7
while sewing without thread? I swear yesterday I must have went through 3 bobbins while playing yesterday.... I wish my machine had an alert button on it like my embroidery machine does and tells me when the bobbin gets low. I remember one time reading that some gentleman used a bobbin as his spool of thread and that way both top and bottom would run out of thread at the same time. How many of you seem to go miles without thread?
Nope, my Vikings all beep to let me know there is only about 2 feet of thread left. My bobbin window is clear so I check occasionally. I can usually sense when it is time to refill. I always have 2 or 3 extras waiting by the side.