More on bobbin winders
12-08-2011, 10:17 AM
#11
Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Winterport, Maine
Posts: 10
I use a sidewinder to wind the bobbins for my Viking.
I have the sidewinder and it works great. I have used it with my Kenmore/Janome machine. At the beginning of each quilt I sit and watch TV and wind bobbins for that project. I haven't used it for my Viking and I heard somewhere it wouldn't work well for it. Well my Viking Mega quilter will wind bobbins while I sew so I don't worry about that and soon I'll get my Viking #1 out of the shop and I'll try w/just one partcial spool to see how it goes. I also will wind old metal bobbins that I don't use any more w/thread for hand appliqueing; they are smaller and easier to take along with you.
12-08-2011, 12:02 PM
#12
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Porter, TX
Posts: 133
I use my sidewinder for my Brother machine (I don't like the one on the machine). My HQ came with a big winder for the M bobbins and my Bernina will do bobbins while sewing so no big deal there. My sidewinder only works with batteries now but is still going strong.
12-08-2011, 01:07 PM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 888
Yes, I have a sidewinder and it works great. It's faster than my machine and keeps me from having to rethread all the time. Also for some reason the sidewinder puts more thread on the bobbin than my machine does. I have a Janome 9700.
12-08-2011, 01:14 PM
#14
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: NE Indiana
Posts: 114
I love my sidewinder too but all I have are vintage Singer bobbins that I wind, it works great for me instead of using the machine winders (which I just can't quite get the skill to do).. Don't all the modern machines wind their own bobbins?
04-17-2012, 08:46 AM
#15
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 1,775
After reading all the dissatisfaction about Sidewinders, I thought I would share my thoughts. Several years ago I purchased a K-Kraft bobbin winder . It has been such a valuable tool for me. I use a lot of bobbins on my many machines and it does a nice job of winding a perfect bobbin. It is more expensive- $99 - but well worth it in my opinion. Here is the link:
http://fancyquilt.com/
http://fancyquilt.com/
04-17-2012, 09:55 AM
#16
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 11,276
I LOVE my K-Kraft winder. I use it to wind bobbins for my long arm. When you order the machine, they will set it up for the type of bobbin you want. They are very responsive to emails, as I had a lot of questions before I ordered. I also was concerned with the price, but believe it or not, this is on the low end for a 'professional' winder.
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