How do you store your bobbins? When you do a fair amount of free-motion quilting, you collect a lot of bobbins! I have been struggling with this for some time and have tried various methods.
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| I've tried these rings. They hold the bobbins okay, but they are awkward to store |
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| I've tried putting these little bands on to keep them from unwinding |
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| I've tried these hard plastic cases, but the top isn't on securely and the bobbin threads tangle |
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| Tried these mini thread holders but the thread got hopelessly tangled and if you put the little bands on you can't see the color very well. | |
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Then I found these somewhat softer plastic bobbin boxes at JoAnn's.
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| You can clearly see the bobbin colors and the lid snaps securely. |
The inside is a semi-soft foam that hold the bobbins securely, but allows for different sized bobbins.
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| The threads are less apt to unwind and are held securely in place. |
They are a little pricey at about $7.50 each, but JoAnn's has such wonderful coupons, that your can usually get them at a fair price. I now have three of them, one for each of my machines. So far they work great. How do you store your bobbins?
Color Me Quilty!
Pat
I generally store mine in a tangled mess. I have the blue plastic ring, the hard plastic box and even some in recycled Altoids tins. They do tend to tangle. I think I have one of those last boxes too..but I bought it when I bought something else and it got "lost" in the excitement.
ReplyDeletei will have to find it and put it to work.
(p.s. no JoAnn's close so I can't get them there. )
Thanks for the heads up. I will look for this container. I currently have the clear hard plastic one :)
ReplyDeletePat, this is a great topic. I use the ring but still get tangles. The Joann's box looks cool, I will save my next coupon and check it out.
ReplyDeleteI throw all mine in a little plastic box and use Bobbin Keepers to keep them from unraveling: http://dixonproducts.com/bobbin-keeper-2006.html
ReplyDeleteI've been tying mine to the spool with a piece of ribbon so that I know which bobbin goes with which spool. I haven't really had too much of a tangled mess, but sometimes I put a little piece of scotch tape on the bobbin to keep the thread sort of in place.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, tangled mess? GUILTY! I love this idea - I think I was sold when you mentioned the soft foam... that's great! for holding them and for different sizes just like you said! thanks for sharing! :o)
ReplyDeletewow! funny that you blogged this out - since just last week I spent about 2 hours looking for a new bobbin storage system. I was using a dritz box - but it was knocked off my table and spelled all over - plus then it broke. Sighhhh - I didn't chose the ring because it didn't have a cover. I think I'll take your recommendation and try this one!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a new solution. Years ago I had a bobbin box that worked perfectly, but it didn't travel with me on the last move. I'm going to be looking for one of those.
ReplyDeleteConnecting threads has a neat looking bobbin holder that stacks. Havent tried one but looks like it might work. That case from JoAnne's looks like it would work well too. I currently have the ring thing.
ReplyDeleteI recently bought a couple of Clover Bobbin Towers to store my bobbins in. I like how they work and that you can detatch one lvl if you go on a meeting or on a course where you dont need all your bobbins etc. I have tried the plastic boxes before as well as the ring. I wasnt really happy with either of them even if the ring worked better than the box imo. ;)
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