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I almost always use prewound bobbins unless the jog pays for tenara and u wind bobinn.  Now I have just wound a bunch up and I guide the thread with my fingers back n  forth like I levelwindin a fishing reel. O my thread holder with has 2 spots I have one black and one white
for thoose of you who wind bobbins as you sew do you just have the thread come Dow. A d wi d o. The bobbin anyole way till it clicks off? 

Quote from: Mike8560 on May 17, 2011, 02:56:16 pm
for thoose of you who wind bobbins as you sew do you just have the thread come Dow. A d wi d o. The bobbin anyole way till it clicks off? 

That's how I've always done it on machines with bobbin winders. I assume you have the little doohicky that puts tension on the thread. The thread will move back and fourth by it self.

same here mike , mine just does its thing on the machine..

but if anyone in the US orders one of these I'd like one too :-)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EASY-WINDER-BOBBIN-WINDER-A-Portable-Winder-/130519639923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6393a773


rich

I have one of those little bobbin winders
It is very useful when I have to change thread, and I don't have any bobbins wound with that color
Normally I wind the bobbins as I sew with the bobbin winder that is part of the machine table

I just sat down and had a bobbin party. I was bit disappointed none of you showed up. :)

But typically I will wind dozens of bobbins at one time when I am not busy doing something else and have some free time.

I hate to sound like an idiot here but I have never wound a bobbin while sewing. Do you have to have two spools of the same thread to do this or is there some other way you accomplish this ?

Since I got into upholstery I have never wound and sewed at the same time. I preferred to sit down and wind dozens of bobbins at one time. So how is this sewing and winding all done at one time ?

Chris

Yes Chris you need two spools. One is dedicated to bobbins and one for the needle. As you sew you wind. When you need a bobbin it is ready for you. Much easier than winding parties. Unless there are other draws to these parties. How come I didn't get an invite anyway.

I probably sound like a partial idiot. For the first two years I was sewing, I would stop my sewing and completely wind a new bobbin. I don't know why, probably that half of me that is not an idiot, I got this great idea to start the bobbin, and then let the machine wind it AS I WAS SEWING!

gene

Guess I will have more winding parties then Paul. I just bought a new spool of Solarfix clear.......$ 160. I sure as hell wont be buying a second spool just for bobbins....:) My Sunguard is $ 30 bucks and I doubt I will buy a second spool for that either.

Consider yourself invited to the next party Paul. Why don't we hold it at Hooters ? :)

Chris

It always makes me cringe to hear someone run the machine 'empty' just to wind a bobbin. So rattle-y and jarring sounding. I guess it doesn't matter to the machine but it seems wrong to me to run it just to wind a bobbin. Wouldn't it age the machine faster? You're running it twice as much but getting half the sewing, no?

Quote from: Mojo on May 17, 2011, 07:03:42 pm
$ 160. I sure as hell wont be buying a second spool just for bobbins....:)

But it's $160 now or $160 later isn't it? I mean your going to use one spool up twice as fast as you would two spools. At the end of the year you'll have bought the same amount of thread if you buy 2 spools or 1. But you'll have saved all the time (and wear and tear?) you spent winding bobbins at your jamboree. Although this jamboree does sound like a rockin' good time...

Did ya hear the one about the blonde upholsterer, who brought "pre-wounds" to a bobbin winding party? :D

Quote from: Peppy on May 17, 2011, 07:24:38 pm
It always makes me cringe to hear someone run the machine 'empty' just to wind a bobbin. So rattle-y and jarring sounding. I guess it doesn't matter to the machine but it seems wrong to me to run it just to wind a bobbin. Wouldn't it age the machine faster? You're running it twice as much but getting half the sewing, no?

When I'm running the machine empty while winding bobbins, I squirt a little SM oil around the bobbin case. It quiets that clanky sound.

Miami onky had 1lb tubes.
ManArt had 8 oz at $60   I don't think Miami has prewound "g" bobbins   

I sew & wind all the time, yes I have at least 2 cones of each colour,  they get used one way or the other.
Richard I have one of those winder things, bought it because I had a domestic machine that didn't like doing bobbins. I just checked & the bigger ones fit as well.
 Jaycotts have them.

Suzi

hehe  you love that site  now :-)

i'll look at it,,

I'm the same as Peppy I hate the machine running empty just
wind bobbins, normally i wind as i sew on the machine but i've been using tenara
lately and i'm not buying 2 reels at a time of that stuff..

when i have to have a winding session i make a circle of fabric and run that through
letting it loop round and round. that way i don't have to hammer the machine
in reverse then forward then reverse etc..

I just wind a different colour whilst sewing. Then when I change colour, I put the other one back on the winder. The only issue I have is that you have to wind two layers of thread by hand, otherwise it will not grip and load the bobbin. I have the trip set so that it drops out before it is as big as the bobbin cheeks. It does give you a bit of a start when it drops out though!

you might find that if you wind 4 turns forwards then 4 turns in reverse with the
feed end of the thread that will do the trick.

I have to do that on my singer zig zag but my juki I can just
wind on 4 turns and it holds fine. the Juki has the winder on the front of
the machine but i don't know if that makes a difference.

Rich

Isn't there a split in the post that you put the bobbin on to wind a bobbin as you sew?

If it does have that split, you pull the end of the thread through the hole in the bobbin, then pass it through the split in the post, THEN you put the bobbin on the post

This will hold the thread during the start of the winding

No holding it with your hands, or any fancy foot work to get it started

works like a charm

Quote from: Joys Shop on May 18, 2011, 05:46:21 am
Isn't there a split in the post that you put the bobbin on to wind a bobbin as you sew?

If it does have that split, you pull the end of the thread through the hole in the bobbin, then pass it through the split in the post, THEN you put the bobbin on the post

This will hold the thread during the start of the winding

No holding it with your hands, or any fancy foot work to get it started

works like a charm

Strangely enough, not every time. Least not on my machines.  ::)

Suzi

Joy:

I have over 100 bobbins that have no hole. They are the aluminum M sized bobbins. I prefer the
slotted bobbins and will have to get in touch with Bob Kovar and order some.

Winding the solid bobbins is a PITA. I typically do two wraps, go under and then back across and hold it to the side. Then start winding.

The slotted bobbins are a piece of cake. Slide the thread through the tiny slot at the bottom and away you go.

I may just take all my thread and bobbins down to Mikes place and let him wind them for me. He loves winding bobbins.........lol..... ;D

Chris

Winding bobbins without holes is a pain, no doubt.  I have a 'clean snap' off method that works great.

I also LOVE that ebay bobbin winder for household machines.  I guess it would work with most industrial bobbins as well. 

There is an automatic bobbin winder for industiral bobbins, but they are $$$.

Quote from: Joys Shop on May 18, 2011, 05:46:21 am
Isn't there a split in the post that you put the bobbin on to wind a bobbin as you sew?

If it does have that split, you pull the end of the thread through the hole in the bobbin, then pass it through the split in the post, THEN you put the bobbin on the post

Just been to try that and yes, you are right. Seems to do the job, although I was using the hole in the other cheek to start the wind. That's why I couldn't see the wood for the trees! Thankyou.

I always buy the bobbins with holes, easier to wind while sewing. Plus I always order 2 spools of thread. I figure it into the cost of the job. No bobbin winding parties here!

I never knew some bobbins come without the holes  ???

What's the sense in that?

Luckily all of mine have the holes

I should mention, that sometimes, even if the thread is pulled through the slot on the post, it still wants to pull off when you start the machine, in those cases, I also wrap the thread around the post once, before putting the bobbin on it

I always buy two spools of thread, one for sewing, and one for the bobbin
then
I keep the bobbins with their matching spool of thread when I store it---that way, no looking for the right color of thread on the bobbin to match the spool

my sewer was using the hole but i found that sometimes
the bobbin would bind in the machine because there would
be a little tail of thread poking out that jammed against the
location post in the machine

Quote from: Joys Shop on May 18, 2011, 08:48:35 am
I never knew some bobbins come without the holes  ???

My first machine came with no hole bobbins. They left with the garbage man that day.



I typically run my thread out the hole and spring clamp it to the table edge. After a few turns the thread breaks clean.

I never knew that's what the slot was for. I've always used prewound so much I never looked at it.
Come o. Down Chris  we can  have a winding party

Hmm...  I;ve been on industrial machines winding my own bobbins since I was 17.. all i ever did was wind it a 3 or 4 times, slide it on the post, push the mech forward, snug the tension and  forget it.