SideWInder - Why?
#61
My older Bernina has two posts on the top so all you have to do is put another spool of thread on the machine to wind the bobbin. You don't have to unthread anything. So I have never spent that money for one. They just don't get any better than my machine. But then I love my machine so I am prejudiced.
#62
Originally Posted by Craftygirl
I'm puzzled about this. Unless you have an extral reel of thread in the same colour, wouldn't you have to unthread your sewing machine anyway to get the reel off to put on the sidewinder. Or am I missing the point completely.
#63
Originally Posted by foxxigrani
My older Bernina has two posts on the top so all you have to do is put another spool of thread on the machine to wind the bobbin. You don't have to unthread anything. So I have never spent that money for one. They just don't get any better than my machine. But then I love my machine so I am prejudiced.
#65
I used a bobbin winding machine for my embroidery machine. Yes - the embroidery machine will wind bobbins, but when you do machine embroidery you use a lot of bobbins and it felt like I was always having to wind bobbins. I now just use the prewound bobbins for machine embroidery, and sometimes for piecing, too. They hold a lot more thread than regular bobbins so they are a timesaver.
#66
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 47
I have one and I absolutely love it. I HATE unthreading my machine and having to rethread it just to fill a bobbin. I got mine on sale at Hancock's for $14.99 at Christmas time. (Used Christmas money from granddaughter to buy it.)That's one purchase I'm really, really glad I made.
#69
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 361
Has anyone ever actually tried this with Singer Futura bobbins? My bobbin winder quit so I've been using my old machine to wind bobbins, but that one is now making odd noises. Some say they work on Singer bobbins, does anyone have the one that has interchangeable spindles. I found one of those, but is about $80. Wondering if I really have to pay that much or lug my machine in to the shop. Wonder what would be cheaper. My machine uses 15J bobbins.
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