Old 11-08-2012, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Mom3
About a century ago there was the "National Two Spools" machine. You can see an example of the 'spool bobbin' right here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...n-t179788.html

why o why did they ever stop this...if you only had one spool of the thread you could wind a bobbin for the top ...where you could see it.....sooooooooooo wish for a machine that could use a spool of thread for the bobbin and in this age of self threading emb. and serge (blower) and computer tension controls......seems to me the company that makes a long arm machine that uses two spools ...would rule the industry... I have mentioned this to the handi-quilter folks and Bob at superior thread, in the past year.
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