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03-17-2012, 10:19 AM

#21

pjaco

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Well, it's no big deal, just curious. Frankly, I can barely see the hole and then I usually drop the bobbin before I get it up to the winder thingy. And if I start getting irritated, then I might as well stop. Both ways work.

03-17-2012, 10:25 AM

#22

BellaBoo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pjaco

I can barely see the hole and then I usually drop the bobbin before I get it up to the winder thingy.

LOL. That is so true for me!!

03-17-2012, 10:29 AM

#23

scraphq

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Threading that bobbin hole is worse than threading quilting needles! I wind the thread a few times and go. Never have had a problem with this method.

03-17-2012, 10:34 AM

#24

humbird

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I'm a winder. In fact, after over 60 years of sewing, I just recently found out what the hole was for!!!

03-17-2012, 11:43 AM

#25

jaciqltznok

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Quote:

Originally Posted by indymta

Same here and I hold on to the thread for a bit to make sure it doesn't tangle.

same here, in fact I hold it tight enough that it generally will break off!

03-17-2012, 12:37 PM

#26

Donna H-M

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I have Janome machines. On one of their web sites it suggests putting thread thru hole and put about a 1/2" down the center hole before mounting it to wind. I do this now. When it's full I trim thread close at hole on top of bobbin.

03-17-2012, 01:13 PM

#27

justflyingin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scissor Queen

My Pfaff bobbins don't have a hole. You just wrap them several times. The Janome bobbins have a hole and if you don't put the thread thru the hole they won't wind because of how fast it winds. Do what works best with the bobbins on your machine and don't worry about it.

I agree. Don't waste even one ounce of emotional energy on guilt for doing what works for you and your machine!

03-17-2012, 03:07 PM

#28

piepatch

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I have always put the thread through the little hole, never even thinking I could do it another way! Now I will try it your way, and see how I do.

03-18-2012, 02:52 AM

#29

pasolovers

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I am guilty as charged…and to date I've never encountered any problems because of it.

03-18-2012, 02:57 AM

#30

suzanprincess

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I learned in my first Home Ec. class to put the thread through any hole from inside the bobbin to the top, hold on tight and wind; the tail end breaks off flush with the edge of the bobbin. That's the way I've done every bobbin I've ever wound, and that's a bunch! I do it when the bobbin's already mounted on the winder, so is way quicker for me than trying to start it by winding a bit.