Habits die hard. I grew up wrapping the thread so that's what I still do. No shame about it since it just works better for me.

I thread the hole, hold on to the thread until it has several winds, and snip the tail close to the surface. I think this comes from taking Home Ec classes with a teacher (sew police) standing over you.

I'm sure that's why I do it too. Must have learned it from Moma, she made all my clothes.

Nope, I don't share your shame. I thread the thread through the tiny hole and then hold the end until it has wound some, stop the machine, cut the thread close to the bobbin and then let 'er rip!!!! Why not do it right - it's not as if you can walk away and do something else while the thing is winding - you still have to sit there and wait :-)

Necessity gets my praise--------------never had a home ec class in my life and Mom's sewing machine was the old "bullet" style bobbin. Simply speaking, I have to hold on to the thread thru the hole or I have a mess.

I always put it through the hole too; but I use my scissors to cut the thread back to the bobbin - while the bobbin is filling, I just hold the thread up and take the tip of my scissors and lay it on top of the bobbin while it's turning. Cuts perfectly. Just an ingrained habit now.

That's how I clip the thread, too. And I've never had a taggy cause any trouble----------it's too short.

My Pfaff bobbins don't have a hole. You just wrap them several times. The Janome bobbins have a hole and if you don't put the thread thru the hole they won't wind because of how fast it winds. Do what works best with the bobbins on your machine and don't worry about it.

My Viking bobbins don't have a hole either! Don't carry shame for the way you wind a bobbin!!!! As long as it works........

I have never seen a machine tech or repairman put thread through the hole on any bobbin to wind. Never seen a machine dealer do it either.