My car "dings" when I'm down to 1/4 tank of gas. Why don't they make sewing machines that "ding" when your bobbin thread is down to a few yards of thread? (or do they?)

I totally agreee!! lol

They do make machines that do that. There are some machines that won't even sew when the bobbin gets low.

My machine dings and refuses to sew! Yes they are out there!! It will not sew without being threaded either. I do not know how it knows!

They do and it is annoying!! I turn it off!

My brother will not continue to sew when the bobbin is almost out or the needle becomes unthreaded.

whoa what a idea. I love it

Mine beeps! I still end up sewing a few inches with no bobbin. Better than down the length of a jelly roll strip though, huh?

My machine doesn't ding (it would annoy me), but it does have a tiny red light above the needle that blinks on when the bobbin is low. I have learned approximately how much further I can sew when that happens. I like that tiny red blinking light.

ditto!

I didn't know there was such a thing :)

They do!! Both my Viking and My Brother do. The Pfaff lets me know to but it just stops and gives me a message on screen.

Mine does!! Husqvarna 870 Sapphire!! (Viking in USA)

My machine dings when it is low on bobbin thread, but yet is will let me sew for two miles once the thread runs out. I would rather a ding when the bobbin is empty not when I still have a quarter of a tank.

My Baby Lock Beeps when the bobbin thread is low, but I have learned to tune it out...ha ha ha.

All Husqvarna Viking computerized machines stop automatically and a message on the screen shows'Bobbin empty"

LMAO, Now that is funny.. :thumbup: :-D

I have a friend who sews with a bobbin on top and bottom so she knows when it is going to get empty. I love to use those serger cones to sew because it doesn't run out, now if only they can event a never ending bobbin. I have thre bobbin holders full so I just grab one and go.

One of my machines has a dummy light and will stop, but it still has thread for awhile so it is frustrating.

My Pfaff Quiltsyle 2040 sewing machine displays a low bobbin thread icon when there's about 20 yards of thread left, and flashes when the bobbin is empty.

Mine does,and as far as I know I can't turn it off. Most annoying.

I'm one of those who check when there are several feet left, then forgets and sew on and on and on... :cry:

I wish mine did that.

I would prefer the blinking light to the ding/bing/beep/ding-dong or whatever other sounds it would make!! :lol: :lol:

I've never seen one or owned one that did that, but that is a valuable feature. It should be standard!

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my Pfaffs let me know when the bobbin thread is low

i have one that warns me when the bobbin is low and one that doesn't.

at first i thought it was a pretty cool thing.

after a while ... i went searching through the manual for a way to tell it to quit naggin' me already. :lol:

now when the nagger sounds the alarm, i take the bobbin out and finish it using the one that doesn't. :lol:

My Pfaff 1373CD does the same thing.(It's over 20 yrs old) I know "about" how much further to go, but some days I think I'm super bobbin lady and ignore it.

my brother does!

Seriously -- why can't someone out there invent this?? At least, make a machine that can use a full spool of thread; not truly neverending, but certainly better than a tiny bobbin!

I can shut the noise off of the Viking if I prefer.

I have a Babylock and it beeps and won't let me continue to sew unless I hit the "close" tab on the screen...usually has about a foot of thread left. Sometimes I can end, sometimes I can't! Love it when I can tho!

I have 5 machines and non of them ding. Must have to have more expensive machines.

Mine is an inexpensive Brother SE 350 sewing and embroidery machine about $400.00 all kinds of beeps and bleeps!!

My Babylock dings when the bobbin reaches the half-empty mark and it keeps dinging much to the frustration of my friends who get tired of hearing it. So I purchased a smaller machine to take to class or friends that doesn't ding and I keep my Babylock with the dining in my sewing room.

Mine only makes a funny noise about 20" AFTER the bobbin thread is gone. lol. But that's OK with me because I must believe that to waste bobbin thread is a sin. I use it until it's completely gone, on purpose and everytime. I would hate the beep.

Mine does and it is really annoying. I t does that and I still have plenty of thread left in the bobbin.When the top thread breaks, it stops sewing!

my viking has a sensor that does beep when you get low on bobbin thread, it would be nice if all machines had that

I bought a Singer 9323 back in the early 90's (bell-less and whistle-less), and have sewn on it so much that I can tell by the sound and feel when the bobbin is running low. Weird, huh?

A dinger would probably drive me crazy. I hate being "told" to do something! :lol:

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