Battle of the Bobbins

Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on May 13, 2009, 9:09 pm

BEI Design wrote:
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Beverly,

I've tried a few things but I ended up just pulling the end of the
thread down into the thread near the end of the bobbin leaving about a
half inch tail sticking out. It doesn't dent the thread enough to cause
a problem and it's fast and easy. I use the plastic bobbin boxes and
also have a spool holder for the extras. I have a couple of boxes for
the bobbins for my 401, 500 machines, a box for my 301 and 221 machines
and a couple more for the Kenmore machines. I think those are type 66
bobbins but not entirely sure. This method is not foolproof but works
very well for the most part and is free.

Judie

Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on May 13, 2009, 9:12 pm

BEI Design wrote:
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And another thought is to try some plastic tubing cut so that it holds
the bobbin fairly securely. The tubing can be cut to any length you like
and you can use some small finishing nails to secure it to a board or
whatever you like. This method works well too and is very inexpensive.
You can buy the flexible tubing in any hardware store or even some pet
stores.

Judie

Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on May 13, 2009, 9:15 pm

Judie in Penfield NY wrote:
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http://www.sewforless.com/item/Clear_Plastic_Bobbin_Box_Holds_21_Bobbins/4734,
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Sorry, I don't think I made this very clear.

The tubing can either be cut small enough to fit around each bobbin,
sort of like an open circle. Or you can cut lengths of tubing open and
those lengths can then be nailed to a board or left as is and put in a
drawer or whatever.

Judie

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