What do you do when you have a lot of bobbins with bits of thread?
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What do you do when you have a lot of bobbins with bits of thread?
I have just finished several projects and have a bunch of bobbins that are about 1/4 full. Too much to pull off and too little to save. I was thinking of using the bobbins up when I piece a project that has similar color fabric.
Do you pull it off the bobbin or ????
Do you pull it off the bobbin or ????
#2
This seems to be a universal problem. I usually use up the odd bits when I am piecing trying to use a colour that is close to what I am sewing. If I can "see" the bobbin through what is left I usually pull it off and re-wind.
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Usually it's colored thread that is left on my not used up bobbins. I pull it off and stick in a ziploc bag. When the mood strikes to be crafty, I layer the thread between water solvable web and sew it all together. Then I cut shapes out of it. Great for decorating totes and other projects.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 11-03-2012 at 12:59 PM.
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If I am doing something where color doesn't matter, I always try to use a low bobbin to get it to empty off.
However, if I need a free bobbin, I do just pull it off. Here I try to pick a bobbin that is a)very low and b)very cheap. I have a low bobbin with expensive silk thread on it, I won't pull that off!
However, if I need a free bobbin, I do just pull it off. Here I try to pick a bobbin that is a)very low and b)very cheap. I have a low bobbin with expensive silk thread on it, I won't pull that off!
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