I can't stand the little plastic box I keep my bobbins in... They unroll and the thread gets loose; the lid comes off. What type of bobbin holder do you use and would you recommend buying it?

I use the little toe seperators for polishing your nails. fill the bobbin up and it works perfectly or some use little hair bobs you can buy about a hundred from the dollar store. They are about the size of the bobbin and stretch over.

I like my bobbin saver.

http://www.amazon.com/Bobbinsaver-Bo...4628612&sr=8-1

there was a thread about buying 1in. plastic tubing @ the hardware store and cutting it to wrap around the bobbins......I've been using it ever since....just love it. :thumbup:

I like the bobbin savers, they are in 3 different colors and look like small life-savers and hold a lot of bobbins. I can keep by thread separate along with designating them for different machines. They have been my favorite so far and really do work.

Do you have a picture, brand name, source? Thx

i like the pink bobbin buddies...

http://www.amazon.com/24-Bobbin-Budd...4629078&sr=8-1

The link with pic is in Native Texan's response.

YES!!! I have one of these and they are awesome!!! A good thing to have around.

These are the best ones I've ever used:
http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?prod_id=280

They fit class 66 and all four or five kinds of class 15 bobbins that I've got. The bobbins are held securely and no more thread nests in the top drawers of my cabinets.

I had been using baby hair elastics and those are okay - these are just neater. :)

I've started using these, too. They are cheap, and so far I really like them! They hold the bobbin very tightly. :thumbup:

I've used these boxes for years. The bobbins sit in a foam. No unwound bobbins, no rolling bobbins. I have 5 machines & different boxes for each machine. I labled each box/machine according to threads. I.e, embroidery, quilt, sewing, top stitch, etc.

http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?prod_id=4220

:thumbup: They work really well for my sewing machine bobbins...not so much for my longarm bobbins (they are M size, not L). I bought a bunch of the terrycloth ponytail holders for little kids at the dollar store and put those on my M bobbins

I have one similar to that and I really like it. The bobbins don't fall out.

Ditto.

I have two of the bobbin savers and really like them. But I have 4 machines. I was in a shop and the Clover Stack 'n Store followed me home.

like this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/Clover-Stack-n-S...item439881e645

I was unimpressed - don't like it - and it keeps tipping over! Grrrr! Go with the Bobbin Saver!

I use the little hair bands they come in all different colors so i can match to color of thread, dollar store buy bag of 100 or so for a buck , they work great

I can't find this through search. Can you help?

Ditto! I have them in different colors to coordinate with my machines; i.e., my Viking takes special bobbins whereas my Babylock doesn't.

Toe seapraters!! Exactly what I use. They are so awesome. I also have the little pony tail thingys but I still prefer the separators.

I also have one of these. I made a little pincushion for the center and covered the bottom with some craft foam and it is very handy..

I just put the bobbin buddies on mine and put them in empty perscription bottles. They work great. They I write on the bottle which machine they are for.