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susie-susie-susie 03-19-2011 02:03 PM
I have a Sidwinder and I love it. I usually wind 5 to 10 bobbins before I start a project. I use cream colored thread for almost all of my projects. I have a question--can you use the prewound bobbins over and over after you empty them?
Sue

lots2do 03-19-2011 02:23 PM
I went to a quilt class today and the teacher told us that she used four bobbins in an embroidery class and the person next to her used one prewound on the same project.

BKrenning 03-19-2011 03:43 PM
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
because my time is very valuable. because no sewing machine can load a bobbin with as much as you'll get from a prewound. because winding bobbins is annoying. because i wanted to. because i could.

that's why.

i haven't needed to buy them in a while, but the prewounds i bought were only pennines more than the cost of an empty bobbin. it was good 100% cotton thread. overall, i think i came out waaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead.
Ditto to all the above plus some bobbin winders just don't wind properly and are a PIA to fiddle with to get them to wind correctly. Also, once you have a quilt loaded on the frame and are buzzing right along--the last thing you want to do is run out of bobbin thread in the middle. Using the prewounds insures that you can make it through at least one pass and possibly 2 depending on how heavily quilted the pass is.

brookemarie19 03-19-2011 03:59 PM
Ok Patrice where did you get these bobbins at such a great price? Also a question I have always wondered... When you are quilting do you need to use the same thread as what you are using on the top or do you use the white that prewound bobbins come in?

amandasgramma 03-19-2011 05:38 PM
Okay -- I think I understand now -- I don't have an embroidery machine, so I just thought most were buying them for regular piecing.... Now --- I WILL remember to buy them IF I can ever buy an embroidery machine (pray pray pray) :)

darlin121 03-19-2011 05:43 PM
I use prewounds for embroidery and wind my own for my other sewing.

pookie ookie 03-19-2011 06:08 PM
Money is no object.

franie 03-19-2011 06:10 PM
No but they are convenient. And the prewound for my Tin LIzzie carry alot more thread then I can get on a bobbin.

patricej 03-20-2011 01:28 AM
Originally Posted by brookemarie19
Ok Patrice where did you get these bobbins at such a great price? Also a question I have always wondered... When you are quilting do you need to use the same thread as what you are using on the top or do you use the white that prewound bobbins come in?
i bought the prewound cotton here:

http://www.terradonembroidery.com/st...-pg1-cid4.html

it took a while to find a source for prewound cotton on Class 15 bobbins. there might be other sources, but this is the one i chose. the price has gone up a bit since i bought mine, but that's no surprise. what i like most about these is that they use the same bobbins that are sold empty, so they are reusable. :-)

i bought my prewound polyester for machine embroidery someplace else at an even better price. unfortunately, i can't find it again. if i do, i'll let you know.

renda 03-20-2011 02:48 AM
I use the empty pre-wound bobbins all the time. Works great.


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