Originally Posted by vjengels
Those are my wishes also.. in fact, why is the bobbin so small on a long arm? I went to the sewing fstival here in Denver recently, saw someone demonstration a long arm for a couple, she just happened to be showing the bobbin... I asked why the bobbin wasn't the same size as the thread, makes sense to me.... she just looked at me, and said' it's the bobbin'. Seems that you should be able to use another cone of thread as a bobbin so you have the same amount on both sides...
Some longarms have very large bobbins, and some only as big as a regular sewing machine. That's the difference between the 'L' and 'M' size bobbins. I only wanted the M size, for this very reason. It holds about (more/less) 300 yds of threads, depending upon thread thickness.
Can't hold a spool, becuase we use those huge cones, sometimes with 6,000 yds on them :) But a M bobbin means only 1-3 per quilt, depending upon density of quilting. I usually use 1-2 per lap quilt, which is medium denisty.
Debbie in Austin