Bobbin Question
 

I just purchased the Janome 7700 machine on Saturday. I haven't even had time to learn to thread it yet. It came with only 4 bobbins. I'll have to order more from the internet as my dealer is 3 hours away. When I looked on Amazon, there were packs of plastic bobbins that were supposed to fit Brother, Janome, & some others. My book says to only use bobbins that are marked with a J. I can't even see the J on the ones that came with the machine. How do I know if I am purchasing the correct ones? Thank you.

Good luck! I only buy from a dealer - I have the Baby Lock machines and am fortunate enough to have a dealer an hour from my home. You may want to check Janome dealers that have online sites.

I agree with MartiMorga. Always be sure you are buying bobbins made by Janome. Have you checked on eBay?? Might be a dealer who sells bobbins in bulk there. Good Luck !!

call your dealer and see what he can do for you.

Have the dealer mail you the bobbins.

I'll bet the dealer would mail them to you.

Oh, my goodness! I have a Janome 7700 and use bobbins from WalMart! They look just like my Janome bobbins and work just like my Janome bobbins. I use the same bobbins, in both my Janome 7700 and my Brother CS6000i. I've never had even the slightest problem with them.

When I bought my machine, the LQS dealer assured me these less expensive bobbins were just fine . . . and he was right. :thumbup:

I have a Babylock & I order bobbins from E-bay. They look just like the ones I get from the dealer & work great. You can find some great deals on there & Amazon.
I do check each bobbin to make sure there are no little barbs or tags that might break off in my machine. But, I also do that with the ones I buy at my Sewing Machine dealer. Just a precaution.

My Baby-lock Jane and Juki uses the same bobbins, can switch feet too. They are straight stitch only machines. If Neesie gets the ones from Walmart and they work, then I would try them also. Can't be that much money and if they work for you, that would be a win.

Thanks Ladies, I will try the Walmart plus get some from my dealer, will see if there is any difference. On a happy note, I filled the bobbin today and threaded the machine correctly. I can't get the hang of the machine threader though, will have to keep working on that.