Originally Posted by
cathyvv
Why can't you wind several bobbins before quilting? Seems like you ought to be able to do that, but I don't design sewing machines, so who knows?
on my Gammill long arm, the on-board winder winds as you sew, so you can't 'pre-wind' a bunch of them. I have a separate winder with my machine and love being able to wind extras ahead of time. And I almost always buy 2 cones of thread so that one is on the winder and one on the machine.