Don't FMQ with a full bobbin?
03-04-2011, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by RatherB Quilting
I know nothing of this either...however...I realized you may have coined a new "quilter's" phrase. You know how they say, "she's not playing with a full deck." or "She's lost her marbles." Well, "She's not FMQ'ing with a full bobbin." sounds like it would work for us quilters. I know somedays I certainly don't have a full bobbin up there!!!
03-04-2011, 05:39 AM
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I wonder why she says to only fill it 3/4 full?
Like someone else says, I want mine FULL - each bobbin is only about half an hour of steady sewing and it seems to run out too fast, as it is.
Maybe it is a tension issue that she's trying to get around? What kind of machine is she using, can you tell?
Like someone else says, I want mine FULL - each bobbin is only about half an hour of steady sewing and it seems to run out too fast, as it is.
Maybe it is a tension issue that she's trying to get around? What kind of machine is she using, can you tell?
03-04-2011, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I wonder why she says to only fill it 3/4 full?
Like someone else says, I want mine FULL - each bobbin is only about half an hour of steady sewing and it seems to run out too fast, as it is.
Maybe it is a tension issue that she's trying to get around? What kind of machine is she using, can you tell?
Like someone else says, I want mine FULL - each bobbin is only about half an hour of steady sewing and it seems to run out too fast, as it is.
Maybe it is a tension issue that she's trying to get around? What kind of machine is she using, can you tell?
03-04-2011, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RatherB Quilting
I know nothing of this either...however...I realized you may have coined a new "quilter's" phrase. You know how they say, "she's not playing with a full deck." or "She's lost her marbles." Well, "She's not FMQ'ing with a full bobbin." sounds like it would work for us quilters. I know somedays I certainly don't have a full bobbin up there!!!
I've never heard of it before. Never had a problem using a full bobbin. OMG, did I break the rules??? LOL
03-04-2011, 07:37 AM
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Older machines do not have an automatic bobbin stop, so it is possible to overfill those bobbins. That thread just goes to waste if you have to pull it off to get the bobbin in the case, so I'd rather have my bobbin a little under than over. That said, I get as much thread as I can comfortably fit on my bobbin, and I load up about 20 of them before I start.
03-04-2011, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by k9dancer
Older machines do not have an automatic bobbin stop, so it is possible to overfill those bobbins. That thread just goes to waste if you have to pull it off to get the bobbin in the case, so I'd rather have my bobbin a little under than over. That said, I get as much thread as I can comfortably fit on my bobbin, and I load up about 20 of them before I start.
03-04-2011, 07:53 AM
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well others already said it but i figured she meant over full, most of the auto winders I've seen don't put as much as they could and I don't like that either
I don't want to be accused of "not having a full bobbin!"
I don't want to be accused of "not having a full bobbin!"
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