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Does anyone use prewound bobbins? I have been told they are not good to use in piecing as the thread is finer than 50 wt. used in piecing. Anyone use them and opinions? Just wind my own?

I use the prewound bobbins - only for the bobbin fill on the embroidery work with my machine. It is not strong enough to hold a seam. If I go to all that work piecing a top I want it to stay together for a long time!!!!

I do use the prewound bobbins with a hemstitch on my machine with a wing needle to make holes in the flannel receiving blankets that I make. It holds the two layers of flannel and I crochet over the edge with a shell stitch by hand. I have probably done over a hundred of these and they wash very well with no problems.

Jana

I used pre-wound bobbins in my other quilting machine. It worked fine but now I'm scared that the quilting will come out since it's smaller than 50 wt. ACK!!!!!

I don't use prewound bobbins. Both my Babylock Espire and my Juki has a bobbin winder on it and I don't have to unthread my machine to wind bobbins. I have extra spool holders on them and I just place an extra spool there for bobbin winding.

My old Viking would let me raise the needle to the highest position and pull the thread from the needle over to the bobbin winder.

And with winding my own bobbins, I know what type of thread I'm using. Just buy extra bobbins and store them in one of those donut things.

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I use the sidewinder and wind bobbins for my quilting machine. The sidewinder works well and I don't have to unthread the machine to wind a bobbin. I only have a Baby Lock Quilters Professional and not a large machine.

I have not had good luck with my Sidewinder. Maybe I'm not doing something right, but I think either you get a good one or you don't. Seems some people love them and some hate them. Don't they make some prewounds of heavier thread, though?

Many name brand pre wound bobbins are poly like Bottom Line, Finishing Touch, and John Flynn's Very Fine.
If you are having problems with the Sidewinder winding even, did you know you can change the tension by turning the white knob? That improved the winding a lot for me. Also keep batteries in it, that helps keep it stable. If the spool is flopping around on the pin, put a straw over it and put the spool of thread on the straw.

I have used prewound bobbins for quilting in wall hangings. I don't think I would trust it for piecing. I haven't done enough full size quilts to offer an advice on that, but if your only issue is esthetics I think it seems to work fine.
OHsue

Not all pre-wounds can be judged the same. Just like fabric. Do some homework, check out different sites and make your decision. I know a gal who makes numerous QOV quilts and uses pre-wounds from Connecting Thread. QIAD also sells pre-wound bobbins.