Stitches23

Store your self-wound bobbins? For years mine have been a mess even though they have their own storage box. The thread on the bobbins just seem to wiggle off and somehow manage to get all tangled up with the neighboring bobbin thread or worse, crawl out of the box and dangle about 2 foot. There are many options of bobbin storage when googled, but wondered which ones really work and which ones don't? Do you have a favorite method / gizmo for storing bobbins you've wound yourself? (This does not seem to be a problem with pre-wound bobbins)

michelem

I use Avery dots that I get at Staples. I write the spool number on the dot, then I attach the beginning of the thread to the dot and put on the bobbin. So far works for me. And I always know what spool of thread it came from if I need to rewind.

mkc

I use a bobbin ring like these, although mine is Dritz brand.

Bobbin holder

I might get these as well. I like the idea of having a different ring for each type of thread (one could label the ring with a Sharpie.) Currently I use different colored bobbins for that purpose.

ruthquilter

I use very small ponytail holders that work for little girls. Perfect to keep threads in place.

cashs_mom

I use the same. I have several machines and I take small plastic boxes and label them by machine and sometimes type of thread. Works great.

Onebyone

I have a few of the wooden magnetic bobbin trays. They don't magnetize the metal bobbins but hold them in place. They work great to keep metal bobbins from moving around. I like to use a tube to keep plastic bobbins from moving around.

dunster

I don't have a problem with bobbins from my DSM, because I use it only for piecing, and usually the thread on a bobbin runs out. But the longarm bobbins are another story! I like to quilt with lots of colors, which means I wind up (no pun intended) with lots of half-used bobbins. I tried the ponytail holders, but the problem was that they kept me from seeing what color thread was on the bobbin. I have a couple of bobbin rings, but there's so much wasted space in the center of them. Now I store most of them in a little box, and I keep them all in a drawer. The tails do come unraveled, but it's under control. The tails from the thread spools are another matter.

QuiltE

* foam pedicure toe separators hold 4 bobbins ($ Store)
* pony tail holders ($ $tore - a gazillion for a buck or two!)
* there are "official" plastic clips that you can get at sewing stores
* cut to size piece of painter's tape (I use the tape more-so when I have a cantankerous spool of thread that has a mind of its own!

Mostly I use the pony tail holders or the plastic clips.
The toe separators work great when I wind several spools of a colour for one project.
Or when I am taking supplies with me for a sew-away.

Stitches23

These are all great ideas. I may try the bobbin rings and maybe add the Avery dots, painters tape, or something similar to hold those thread devious tails.

Pat1969

Superior Thread has been advertising Hugo's Amazing Tape to secure threads on spools and bobbins. I have the same problem with loose threads everywhere. Now I am doing an applique project with several bobbins wound with silk threads. They need taming! Haven't used the Hugo's tape , but am thinking about it. Does anyone here have experience using it?