susie-susie-susie

I have a Sidwinder and I love it. I usually wind 5 to 10 bobbins before I start a project. I use cream colored thread for almost all of my projects. I have a question--can you use the prewound bobbins over and over after you empty them?
Sue

lots2do

I went to a quilt class today and the teacher told us that she used four bobbins in an embroidery class and the person next to her used one prewound on the same project.

BKrenning

Ditto to all the above plus some bobbin winders just don't wind properly and are a PIA to fiddle with to get them to wind correctly. Also, once you have a quilt loaded on the frame and are buzzing right along--the last thing you want to do is run out of bobbin thread in the middle. Using the prewounds insures that you can make it through at least one pass and possibly 2 depending on how heavily quilted the pass is.

brookemarie19

Ok Patrice where did you get these bobbins at such a great price? Also a question I have always wondered... When you are quilting do you need to use the same thread as what you are using on the top or do you use the white that prewound bobbins come in?

amandasgramma

Okay -- I think I understand now -- I don't have an embroidery machine, so I just thought most were buying them for regular piecing.... Now --- I WILL remember to buy them IF I can ever buy an embroidery machine (pray pray pray) :)

darlin121

I use prewounds for embroidery and wind my own for my other sewing.

pookie ookie

Money is no object.

franie

No but they are convenient. And the prewound for my Tin LIzzie carry alot more thread then I can get on a bobbin.

patricej

i bought the prewound cotton here:

http://www.terradonembroidery.com/st...-pg1-cid4.html

it took a while to find a source for prewound cotton on Class 15 bobbins. there might be other sources, but this is the one i chose. the price has gone up a bit since i bought mine, but that's no surprise. what i like most about these is that they use the same bobbins that are sold empty, so they are reusable. :-)

i bought my prewound polyester for machine embroidery someplace else at an even better price. unfortunately, i can't find it again. if i do, i'll let you know.

renda

I use the empty pre-wound bobbins all the time. Works great.