Originally Posted by
cashs_mom
I often use up the half filled bobbins this way. I've never really had a problem with them getting wonky.
I think it depends on the threading sequence. My Bernina will unspool the bobbin and cause some loops to go under the bobbin. My Brother it has to be on the horizontal spool pin. My FW doesn't like the bobbin on the spool pin. The Bobbinator is not necessary but works on all machines.