Prewound bobbins
 

What is your thought on these? Do you buy them? What is the thinking on this, other than not having to wind the bobbin yourself? I keep seeing them and wonder if I'm missing out on something!

I use them (NEBS) for machine embroidery. The ones I use are wound with very thin, like 90 or 100 wt poly thread. There's lots of yardage so they last a long time. I'm not sure if these are the ones you are thinking of. I would not use them to piece, because I piece with cotton.

I have never used them-- figure it is just as easy to wind my own bobbin with thread to match my project.

I have used NEBS prewound bobbins for all my piecing and embroidery for the last 3 years and love it. I have washed all my quilts sooooo many times and they are all ok so just kept using them. I do like the fact they last forever because of how thin they are and convenient if you piece a lot. Give them a try and see if you like them as I know of some people don't like using them at all.

In my mind, pre-wound bobbins fall into the same category as pre-made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches...... come on, how lazy can we get?

I started using prwounds and won't wind my own much anymore at all. It's like spending time peeling and chopping an onion or buy them pre chopped. I'll pick the pre chopped because who chopped the onion won't alter how the recipe tastes. I found that pre wound bobbins have excellent tension, much better then any I can wind on my machine. There is more thread on the bobbin too. I buy prefills from Superior Thread and the Glide Delights from Fil Tec. When I bought my first set of prefilled bobbins I felt guilty using them! How silly could I be? It's bobbins, no different then the chopped onion. LOL

I use the Fil-Tec Magna Glides on my LA exclusively...I have had no problems with them and my quilts have no "pokies" using them....they also seem to last longer than when I wind my own.

I love the prewound bobbins. One of my machines the bobbin winder is broken so this solves the problem.

I get the 100% cotton ones from the quilt store.

I use them in my embroidery machine. I bought a whole mess of them (I think I got a gross; 144 of them) on Amazon for cheaper than I could buy that many empty bobbins. My embroidery machine uses the same bobbins as my 2 "backup" machines so I can use the bobbins again in most of my machines. (Unfortunately not my main machine though)

I wind my own for quilting, though, because then I'm using lots of different colors (and I don't know if anybody even carries pre-wound Janome bobbins). But for embroidery I only use white so it made sense to buy a pile of pre-filled ones. And despite them being super cheap they seem to work just fine - zero complaints so far. (But I don't use them a LOT; I think I've only gone through 5 or 6 so far so there could be surprises ahead, you never know. But I pretty much have a lifetime supply at this rate even if a few are baddies.)

I have been using them for years. More thread on them that when I wind bobbins. I love them.

Very interesting responses. I think I might need to consider these...

I use the prewound Masterpiece bobbins in my Janome Jem drop in. I take the paper sides off and just have the thread. The bobbins are wound with perfect tension so will stay tight all the way to the end.

I use them and like them for all the same reasons as everyone else. I don't think it is being lazy at all. I find it is cheaper than using up my thread to wind on bobbins.

I use cotton Bobby Cots in my Brother PQ1500s and Pfaff's for quilting. I use Fil-Tec poly in my Brother PC6500 for embroidery. All my machines take L size bobbins. The pre-wounds have all but eliminated tension issues. The only way I would not use them is if I have to color match.

I know a lot of people love them, but I'm not a fan. I bought them for my longarm and found that the bobbin tension didn't remain consistent. I tried several and this was the case with each one. I have never had that problem winding my own. I have never tried them in my domestic machine so can't speak to those type of prewound.

ive heard good and bad... I personally have never tried but a fellow quilter with the same machine i have just LOVES them and that all she uses.. and quite honestly, i dont know why i haven't tried them.. Guess i dont think about it until i read about them.. lol..

If they are on sale I buy.
Like grey ones, they work with most spool colors.
Sure are handy when you need a quick change.
But now I have a machine that uses the green bobbins so cant use them anymore.

my thought on prewound bobbins they are a great time saver but the same as pre cuts (jelly rolls, charm sq, and such) they are more expensive than winding your own. But remember they are getting much more thread on the bobbin so it not only that you do not have to wind your own but you do not have to change the bobbin as often

Do you have to worry about size or if they fit? My machines won't take the skinny bobbins, so I have to use the one that are just a bit "taller". Do the prewound ones come in different heights?

I didn't know those existed. They're probably very convenient...no stopping to wind the "bobby."

For people talking about bobbin changes - you can wind a LOT of Aurifil onto a bobbin!

And on some machines, you can adjust how "full" your machine allows a bobbin to get. On my Janome 6600 I was able to move a little teardrop-shaped piece on my bobbin winder so it doesn't kick off the motor until the bobbin is a lot fuller than how it was set up from the factory. Between doing that and using Aurifil, I get a lot of yardage out of a single bobbin.

Same here.....

Kens Sewing in Muscle shoals has pre wound bobbins, white, black and grey. This is mostly what I use in my Janome. I like them a lot. I call and order them. always great service.

I love using prewound SuperBobs from Superior. They definitely hold more thread than ones you wind yourself, and they are amazingly uniform. I bought two different assortments, one neutral and one brights, and I've yet to make a quilt that I didn't have a good match for.

I also use filtec magnetic core prewounds exclusively on my professional multi-needle embroidery machine. The only exception is if I am making free standing lace in any color but white. I buy them by the gross, literally, and find they run amazingly smooth until the thread is completely gone.

I love prewounds!

Pam

My mom buys them by the box of 100 and uses them for her embroidery machine. She says it saves her "good" thread for the top design and they last longer than if she wound them herself. These bobbins fit my Euro-Pro so when she empties a box full she sends them to me. I'll never have to buy another bobbin for this machine!

Why would I wind my own bobbins when I can prewounds that work perfectly in my machine? And yes I do stop by the bakery deli and ask for a PB&J sandwich sometimes. LOL

I use them in the embroidery machine because it seems they hold about 3 times the thread we can get on a regular bobbin. We even tried winding special bobbin thread on one of their bobbins and it just won't go as tight. Nothing is more frustrating than running out of bobbin when doing a big project. Love them and will continue to use them.

For my older Pfaff, I wind the bobbins so they match the top thread. But I also wind about 10 at the same time so I don't have to mess with doing them in the middle of a project.

Take some PBJ's to the next potluck and watch how fast they go...many people don't take the time to make them and it's a nice reminder of childhood.

I used prewound bobbins all the time, I only use them for my embroidery machine. They are especially set up for them. The thread will not work for regular sewing. I have the Baby lock Ellisimo. I have had this machine for over three years. They work very well, this thread is much thinner than normal thread and they can put more yards of thread on the prewound bobbins.