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05-20-2011, 11:45 AM

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NanaCsews2

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I buy mine from Threadart.com. I also toss them away. Use them for everything except when I need to colormatch bobbin and upper thread.

05-20-2011, 12:14 PM

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patski

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Thats all I use! I bought it for embroidery but do 90 % quilting and just have kept using them

05-20-2011, 01:21 PM

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Loretta

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I buy the prewound bobbin thread for embroidery. I'm afraid it wouldn't be strong enough for quilting.

05-20-2011, 02:06 PM

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jljack

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I buy the Superior prewounds for my BabyLock on my quilting frame, because it takes a large bobbin and it's a pain to wind the bobbin on the machine when it is connected to the stitch cruise control.

Anyway, they come with cardboard disc sides, not plastic. When done, I throw them away.

05-20-2011, 02:16 PM

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lovelyl

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I use them in my Viking - the Viking dealer was able to tell me which "letter", or size to use. I have even used them successfully in my 1914 Singer treadle! Love them, they seem to last forever. I just throw out the empty bobbins.

05-20-2011, 02:24 PM

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biscuitqueen

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I've seen black and white prewound bobins at Hancocks 5/10 in a box. They come clear plastic bobbins I thought.

05-20-2011, 02:43 PM

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I use 100% cotton thread top and bottom for quilting.

05-20-2011, 02:49 PM

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Marysewfun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by candlequilter

Quote:

Originally Posted by brookemarie19

Great to know. I went to metro embroidery and saw it was on sale. Figured this would be the perfect time. Thinking I will get the white and black. I can get 144 of each for $46 after shipping. And when I'm done with the bobbins I can either sell them or PIF on here so that I dont end up with a ton of little plastic bobbins laying around :loL:

I use pre wounds on my Pfaff sewing machine all the time for both piecing and embroidery. But I use just the 100% cotton ones, I did not care for the polyester ones at all. Plus mine come with little cardstock sides so that you just toss them away and don't have a gross of little plastic bobbins to deal with. They do contain about 3 times the normal about of thread on them that we could normally wind ourselves so one goes along way.

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Sherryl
Candlequilter

Hmm - I'll have to try the cotton ones - I got the polyester for my embroidery machine and tried it on the Pfaff and it didn't like them - in fact (sensors) refused to sew with them!!! I"ll try the cotton ones. I like them too. You can just load them and forget about bobbin thread for awhile!!

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05-20-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dorisleidheiser

I use them all the time. They come with a cardstock on each side of the bobbin. Just take the sides off and use the thread, then toss the whole thing away at the end. I have a Pfaff 75. I usually get 144 in a box, but have lost my source. Where can I get more?

I got mine from Allstitch.net.

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05-20-2011, 04:01 PM

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chris_quilts

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They did make a machine with a spool placement in the bobbin area. I have one - it's a treadle. It called the Eldredge or National two spools. I don't know how many or for how long this machine was made but it's interesting to play with it. I'll see if I have a picture of mine. ~ Chris

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