Misty's Mom

Where do y'all get your prewound bobbins? I'm needing to order more, but want to get the best price. So far, All Threads seems to have the best price that I can find, but I wanted to check with y'all and make sure I didn't miss something. I'm wanting gray bobbins so that kinda limits my choices. Oh, and I need class a or size 15. This place has free shipping and that's a plus for me too.

bigredharley

mine were from Amazon, but not grey. Good luck!

mermaid

I get mine from MetroEmbroidery for embroidery mach., and uncommonthread.com for quilting

citruscountyquilter

I have never used prewound bobbins. Other than the obvious benefit of not having to wind them myself, what is the advantage? What do you do with all the bobbins once you empty them? I'm just not seeing why people buy these so enlighten me please.

tessagin

I usually just buy extra thread and wind my own. Since I have not had good experiences purchasing anything on line, I buy local.

Barb in Louisiana

I use them when I do embroidery on my Brother. The pre-wounds are much more evenly wound and hold more than your self wound bobbins. Mine are size 15's. I buy the plastic bobbin pre-wounds and use them to wind specialty threads on after I empty them. ie...if I am using a poly thread, I don't want that bobbin with my cotton ones. I tend to iron on my iron's hottest setting when I am piecing. That heat could melt poly.

For the last few years, I have been in the habit of keeping threads & bobbins together so I know they match. I just use sandwich bags to keep them in. For my LA, I use whatever size zip bag the cone & bobbins will fit in. When quilting, I wind at least 7 or 8 bobbins before I start so I can keep quilting while I am in the mood. Plus that bobbin winder is harder to use, so I usually get hubby to help. In my sewing room you will find poly, nylon, disappearing, cotton 40 weight & cotton 50 weight, cotton 60 weight and silk. Definitely a diversity.

Onebyone

I order from Superior Threads and Bobbin Central. Prewounds have even tension and much more thread on the bobbin then I can wind myself. I buy the paper backed pre wounds and take the paper off. My Quantum machine has a funny shaped bobbin so I have to wind those but I only use it for decorative stitching.

TeresaA

FYI on what to do with emptied prewound bobbins. I don't know about Superior, but Bobbin Central has a bobbin return program..

(The bobbins aren't reusable without, I assume, their machinery.)

I wind my own bobbins too. My sewing machine has an excellent bobbin winder and my quilter has a decent standalone bobbin winder.

QuiltNama

I ordered mine off Amazon (fil-tech by Glide) they have a return policy for the centers. As I empty a bobbin, just put it back into the box they came in, they give you credit towards your next box. I use them on my LA and embroidery machine. They are wound tighter and more even plus hold more thread so not as many changes. I spent some time working out the costs of wind my own and prewound and they were about the same. JMHO

AnnieSue

I've heard that you shouldn't use pre-wounds in Berninas. Has anyone tried? What would the problems be?