Originally Posted by
Pam B
I have been told in quilting classes that one should NOT use pre-wound bobbins for piecing or normal sewing as the thread on them is not of the same weight as what you are stitching with on a spoil. They are meant to be used for embroidering.
I have some that are cotton and some that are poly-cotton...the cotton ones hold less thread......I only use them on my longarm.......they are wound tighter and I can go "farther" with them....never have used them on my dm, I have the habit of winding 2/3 bobbins before I begin my piecing day...using a neutral thread like beige, gray or white and when I do embroidery (rarely) I will wind a bobbin with lingerie thread...thin, poly..works for me........again, we work with what works for us