Invention I would like to see..
#72
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Originally Posted by blueheavenfla
Until such time as that million $ invention of the bobbin thread feeding from an external source couldn't we just have ALL machines have the same type of bobbin so I could go from my Bernina to my Pfaff to my Singer to my New Home using just one type of bobbin. I spend way too much time hunting for the "right" bobbin. At my age, I often forget which bobbin go to which machine.
#73
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I agree about bobbins. I would have to buy more thread, so I would have a cone in each position, but it would be well worth it.
My guild buys LA thread in pairs of cones so that additional bobbins can be wound (on a winder) without unthreading the machine.
Almost all of the thread I use comes in cones, which makes it easy to compute the thread milage in a given quilt, or my milage over a year's time. Add up the cones x cone size /5280 feet per mile. Aren't calculators great? One queen sized commissioned quilt used 3.5 miles of thread.
My guild buys LA thread in pairs of cones so that additional bobbins can be wound (on a winder) without unthreading the machine.
Almost all of the thread I use comes in cones, which makes it easy to compute the thread milage in a given quilt, or my milage over a year's time. Add up the cones x cone size /5280 feet per mile. Aren't calculators great? One queen sized commissioned quilt used 3.5 miles of thread.
#75
Originally Posted by raptureready
Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
I would LOOOVE huge bobbins!!!!!!!!!!!!
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