I love them, that was a gift a couple of years ago and still using some of therm, the go forever becaise they are wound so tight.
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Originally Posted by LoisM
(Post 5675144)
I'm doing a bit of on-line browsing today and came across pre-wound bobbins in a variety of attractive color tones. They seem awfully convenient.
https://www.superiorthreads.com/shop...-set-2-pastel/ https://www.superiorthreads.com/shop...-set-1neutral/ I have a Janome 4800QE and have yet to see pre-wound plastic bobbins with 100% cotton thread. I'm kind of reluctant to use cardboard-sided bobbins and, besides, I really don't want to use poly thread in the bobbin if I'm using cotton thread on top. What has your experience been with pre-wound bobbins? Thanks everyone!! I'll be waiting to hear from you. :) |
Originally Posted by Pam B
(Post 5675415)
I have been told in quilting classes that one should NOT use pre-wound bobbins for piecing or normal sewing as the thread on them is not of the same weight as what you are stitching with on a spoil. They are meant to be used for embroidering.
eta: I just figured out you meant "spool". Well, I use Bottom Line both on my bobbin and on a cone, so that solves THAT problem! :) |
Originally Posted by Charming
(Post 5675574)
I am not familiar with your machine but just to point out something that these bobbins are the M size which are the large ones. I use this size on my long arm. I use the white nebs kind size L on my regular sewing machine and embroidery. I attended a seminar by a Viking embroidery educator and she advised not to use the prewound bobbins for embroidery as it affects the quality of the stitching. She said to try the same design with both our own wound bobbins and the prewound and notice the difference in quality. I haven't tried that yet but will sure do.
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I did use them all the time but only in embroidery as they are not the same weight as the thread you should be using to quilt with. Several years ago I was embroidering lace jackets for balls for the christmas tree and absolutely tore up my Bro1500 machine to the tune of $700.00. It still needs repair as I bought my Bro4000D instead. You could not give me the wound bobbin thread factory to use in my machine. By the was I was using plastic sided bobbins so donated several boxes of them to CareCaps for use in her 15 Janome Decor computer machines. She has never had a problem while I lost an excellent and expensive machine. It used floppies and that I really liked.
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Do not make the mistake I made
Pre-wound bobbins from Superior Threads on metal are for appliquers; they do not fit Janomes SuperBobs on cardboard are for machines - they last til the thread is used up, no problems. I buy Bottom Line SuperBobs for my Jem Platinum and Jem Gold. BL is a 60 wt poly thread that lasts forever. I pieced a twin top with one bobbin. I am DEVOTED to them. Be mindful of what others have already told you - L size is what you want for sewing machines; Ms are for Longarms. I use Aurifil 50 wt cotton on top with the 60 wt bobbin; have for years, never a problem. Bob has a page on his site that tells you which machines will take his pre-wounds. http://www.superiorthreads.com |
I use the cotton ones for piecing, and the poly ones for embroidery. I only use the plastic ones because many have had problems with the paper ones and they don't work with the sensors on computerized machines. They do make cotton ones for piecing and I like them they last longer than ones wound by my machine. I just buy beige ones for piecing
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Originally Posted by Pam B
(Post 5675415)
I have been told in quilting classes that one should NOT use pre-wound bobbins for piecing or normal sewing as the thread on them is not of the same weight as what you are stitching with on a spoil. They are meant to be used for embroidering.
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Originally Posted by Pam B
(Post 5675415)
I have been told in quilting classes that one should NOT use pre-wound bobbins for piecing or normal sewing as the thread on them is not of the same weight as what you are stitching with on a spoil. They are meant to be used for embroidering.
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
(Post 5676019)
Do not make the mistake I made
Pre-wound bobbins from Superior Threads on metal are for appliquers; they do not fit Janomes SuperBobs on cardboard are for machines - they last til the thread is used up, no problems. I buy Bottom Line SuperBobs for my Jem Platinum and Jem Gold. BL is a 60 wt poly thread that lasts forever. I pieced a twin top with one bobbin. I am DEVOTED to them. Be mindful of what others have already told you - L size is what you want for sewing machines; Ms are for Longarms. I use Aurifil 50 wt cotton on top with the 60 wt bobbin; have for years, never a problem. Bob has a page on his site that tells you which machines will take his pre-wounds. http://www.superiorthreads.com Superior Threads has many machine quilting threads consisting of four fibers: Cotton, Metallic, Polyester, and Silk. Each line offers unique quilting traits with a library collection of color palettes from which to choose from. A #40 thread is the industry standard medium weight for quilting thread. A #30 thread is thicker/heavier than a #40. The smaller the number, the heavier the thread becomes. Cotton
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