Thread for winding your own bobbins?
 

I wind my own bobbins on my newer machine, (Juki 2010q).
What kind of all around thread do you use for this. I use prewounds
for my Brother, (sewing and Embroidery) machine, but these do not fit
my Juki. Do you use cotton or poly?:confused:
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I always use cotton thread, never use poly. :-)

I use the same thread I'm sewing with

Ditto. Why over think it? :>

I almost always use the same thread in the top and bottom. I use Aurifil, Mettler and Prescencia for the most part and King Tut and Wonderfil once in a while. Once in a while when I'm quilting I'll use different colors in the top and bottom and once in a great while I'll even use a different weight in the top and bottom.

I agree . The only "always" exceptions are when I am using invisable ( monofilament) , or mettalic threads. On rare occasions I have been know to match the bobbin thread using these threads , but rarely.

I like to use Bottom Line in the bobbin. It's thin, lasts a long time in the bobbin, and doesn't take up as much room in the seam. Sometimes I use Bottom Line in the top too!

I am with you on this. It has made such a difference as I like to do more intricate pieceing and it makes the seam lay flatter and it is so much stronger.

the machine I use the most doesn't like different weights of thread while sewing. But I don't often need it anyway.

I love Bottom Line, too!

Connecting Threads now has a poly thread in the same size/weight and appears even more matte than Bottom Line. I've been using it in the bobbin and in the needle for piecing and quilting and it's just as beautiful.

I tried using it for hand applique, but it's not anywhere near as good for that as Bottom Line is.

been a while since I used invisible, but I use it only on the top when I do. The polyester invisible, not the nylon.

I have an 830 and have used poly!! I have learned that you need to use a top-stitch needle for piecing and quilting to get specialty threads to work correctly and loosen the tension to 1 or under!! Also buy threads that when you hold up the ends it hangs in a U and do not twist or curl. I have been using alot of Superior threads!!!

I have always wound my own bobbins using the same thread as I use on the top. Of course I come from an era that didn't have pre wound bobbins and never Plastic bobbins! LOL How times have changed!

My machines work with any thread, I use any brand good thread, vintage too, coats & clark, etc. One day I will have to try bottom line to see if there is a difference. The quilter's who came before us used any thread that they could buy, so I feel I am in good company.

Double ditto. :)

Bottom Line is a great bobbin thread, and youndin't need to change bobbins so often.

I use either Aurifil 60wt bobbin thread or YLI soft touch bobbin thread also 60wt.
you get a really FULL bobbin with these!

I always use poly, I buy the Sulky bobbin thread, there's zillions of yards of thread on a spool so it lasts forever, and you get more for your money, and I never have a problem with it. It only comes in black and white though. If I need colors I just use good 'ole Coats and Clark.

visit Superior Threads web site- they have TONS of great free information- charts you can print off - that will answer your thread questions-
their Bottom Line thread is a great bobbin thread- fine and strong- you can get alot on a bobbin( so you don't have to stop to re-fill so often)
they explain the differences in threads, what they are best suited for and the needles to use with them- explaining the differences in needles and sizes. a very good informational resource. (and --no, i'm not affiliated in any way- i just learn alot from them)
usually i just use what ever thread i'm using -- top and bobbin--
and the (afraid of poly thread???) i don't get that at all....poly thread has been around for a long-long time and is a good thread for most uses....much less lint than cotton and comes in a huge selection of colors along with weights. i use some cotton threads buy many more poly's...they certainly won't hurt your machine.
the thread that will hurt your machine is one specified as Hand Quilting Thread---it has a wax coating which can cause big problems- if it says it's for Hand Sewing don't use it- if it is for machine work---try it out-
there are so many wonderful threads on the market- it's a shame to limit yourself -- the new varigated threads are fabulous! i love sewing with silk thread---it is so smooth--no lint---glides beautifully... don't limit yourself- educate yourself-
starting at the source- a thread company :)

I use the prewound only for embroidery.

Different machines use different bobbin sizes. What works in one may not work in another. My 2 Pfaff's use different bobbins. So ... I love those round rubberlike bobbin holders. I have somewhat color coded them and then marked them with a permanent marker as to which machine and what thread type. Not, I an definitely not OCD ... just like to be organized and ready to sew!

ali

Same thread top and bottom except if I am doing embroidery and then I use embroidery thread on top and bobbinfil on bottom.

I always wind my own bobbins on the machine they will be used in. I find the Coats and Clark cotton wrapped poly to work well for me on all my projects. I use a cream color (I think the number is 8010) for all my projects. Haven't had any problem showing through, even on dark fabrics. I haven't had any lint issues either. Also, it's less expensive than some other name brand threads and you can find it on sale at JoAnn's and Hancocks for 50% off. That's when I buy a lot of spools.

I'm glad to see others say that they use Coats and Clark thread. I'm still a beginner quilter, but I've been sewing clothing for some time, so all my thread is C&C. And, so far, I haven't seen a reason to use anything else.

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