Originally Posted by
jcrow
For the first year my Bernina acted up horribly. Finally I bought Gutermann cone thread for top threading and now my machines purrs. I only wind my own thread. I'm too afraid to try pre-wound bobbins. My machine is very picky when in comes to thread. When I have the right thread in it, it makes all the difference in the world. And I can't use spools, I have to use cones for some reason. But I'm just happy I finally figured it out and it's working great!
I have used the pre-wound bobbins on my Kenmore but not on my Viking. I know there are some made for Viking but since I'm not 100% sure which ones they are I don't use them. I bought the sidewinder and it can't wind them for Viking either because they go in the wrong direction. I figured it wasn't that hard to wind the bobbin myself. My machine is the Ruby and she's not picky about threads at all so I'm lucky at that. I just sit the large spools or cones in a cup on the table and she's happy.