What do you do when you have a lot of bobbins with bits of thread?
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I keep many colors for my apparel machine, but for my piecing machine, I only have 7 bobbins so I empty them by using them as top thread. The 301 isn't the easier machine to change the bobbin on, so I tend to not use them there.
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Since I only have 6 bobbins for my vintage Pfaff, I have to have a system. Black, white, and off-white each has its own bobbin. The other 3 bobbins have to hold everything else, so I use them up on odd projects and even though I have read somewhere that it shouldn't be done, I will sometimes wind a different color thread on top of a bobbin that still has some thread on it.
#25
I will use them for piecing, usually darker colors. I will use them for piecing, I don't worry if they really match. If I need a bobbin and I'm using lighter thread than on the bobbin, I will pull it off and throw away. I have lots of threads and don't mind throwing away a few feet every so often.
#26
Wow, I love all your crafty re-use ideas. I also have one, if I have to pull off a bobbin, I cut it in smaller pieces and put it out for the birds. But, I really like the idea of using up for scrappy's and basting. I really don't thread baste my quilts. But, just in case, it's a really great re-use idea. I get such great ideas from all you quilters. A big thank you.
BellaBoo, that is a truly interesting idea. Do you have any photos of what they look like? I'm intrigued.
BellaBoo, that is a truly interesting idea. Do you have any photos of what they look like? I'm intrigued.
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I don't even close my eyes. I have my natural colored thread and white thread (which I use for putting my quilts together)down to the very end, but the colored thread I really don't worry about that much, mainly because I only use it for binding and sewing down my label. Most of my colored thread is from people who have either quit sewing or have leftovers, so I am loaded with colored thread. I generally use most of it up except for the tail end and then I throw it out. Edie
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