Bobbin Winders
07-08-2013, 11:41 AM
#31
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I think that person was selling you a bill of goods. I do not have a bobbin winder and wind all my bobbins on my machine, it's been working for me for over 40 years, so if it "ain't broke, I'm not going to fix it".
07-08-2013, 01:52 PM
#33
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I've been sewing for over 40 years, and IMHO, the way a bobbin is wound is more important than what winds it. It needs to be wound smoothly, evenly, and with consistent tension. Otherwise, you can come up with all kinds of problems. If you have a sewing machine that does that, use it and don't waste your money. I've always used the machine I was sewing on. If your sewing machine doesn't wind properly, you can either get it fixed, or buy one of those little bobbin winders. Your choice. But my point is: no way is a normal sewing machine NOT able to wind bobbins properly if running properly.
07-08-2013, 02:21 PM
#34
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Location: West Virginia
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I have three Bernina machines... the 153 QE is the oldest and I've used the bobbin winder on it many many times over the years. I also have a 440QEE and a 530 which I use the bobbin winders on and I have never had a problem with any of them. I have friends who have other types of machines and they don't have any problems either so I don't know why anyone would say something like this.
07-08-2013, 07:53 PM
#36
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The one thing that I LOVE about my 70's Singer Touch N Sew is that I don't have to unthread or even take the bobbin out to wind it. It has been a work horse over the years but don't use it much anymore for lack of needle down and the feed dogs don't drop.
07-09-2013, 04:39 PM
#38
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Will he sidewinder wind size L bobbins for the Brother PR650e embroidery machine? There is no winder on this machine and I buy prewound for white and black but would like to be able to wind a few colored ones to match my quilt backing when I am using embroidery as part of my quilting.
07-10-2013, 09:18 AM
#40
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Originally Posted by Dollyo
I have 2 Vikings that I wind bobbins for. I bought the SideWinder Deluxe for $30 (regular price is $99), just because I read the same thing. I use it for my Viking 1+ which has a shaped bobbin. They have a special post for them. I tried it, it worked fine, but they also wind on the regular post. I have found that I use a thread stand (I use mostly cones) and wrap the thread twice around the upper arm to get a tight enough tension on the bobbin. I also have the tensioner on the bobbin winder tightened right down. I love mine. I screwed up the tension on my old Viking which I used to wind bobbins for my Bailey. It's fixed now, but I'm not going to do that again.
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