wind on my machine..

I have been here-in NC, it's not far from my sister's house-and gotten lots of lovely Large cones of thread. I now see that they carry a great number of colored bobbins.

You have your answer so have fun embroidering. I use almost exclusively prewound BTW. I change bobbins a lot less.

I really like the pre-wound - so much more thread than if I wind myself - and no time wasted on winding bobbins. I do my own for FSL or ITH where I need the back to match the front. I use plastic sided pre-wounds (not the cardboard) and I have had no troubles with them at all.

I asked my dealer about this earlier today..
he says that you cannot put a price on your valuable time..
we worked on a rough guide of price between the
pre-wound versus own wound.
we based it on a 5000 cone of bobbin thread v 130 pre wound.
if I can pay less then 15 pence (UK money) per bobbin its cheaper to use the pre wound.. which also lasts longer the own wound..
Big hugs from London
Maria xx

I did this comparsion once but I don't remember where I got the info. Winding your own is cheaper but prewound hold so much more thread that to me the time (and frustration) that I save while sewing and rewinding is worth the small difference in price. I bought a box of prewounds for embroidery and I am hooked.I still wind my own for regular sewing.

My Ellageo winds a good bobbin, but I LOVE prewound ones. There is just so much more thread on a bobbin, so less time changing it.
Long Creek Mills will send you a sample for not much. Cigar City arts might be the chart that you were seeking.
JO

Don't know of any chart since all machines wind bobbins with different amounts on them. I have been told that pre-wound are cheaper but I have been winding my own. Thinking about picking up a small pack at JoAnn's just to try them out.

I have found that when using prewound bobbins for embroidery that the prewound is easier, faster, cheaper and stitches out great. You also get a lot more thread on a prewound that you are capable of winding on your own. something about the big machines they use to wind them on. Anyway a lot of times it's just preference. I've never seen or used prewound for regular thread.

TTT

I believe that depends on the actual wt. of the bobbin thread. I use a 120 wt bobbin thread that costs about $7 for a 5000 yd spool so I get a lot more bobbin thread onto a bobbin vs. bobbin filled with 70 wt.
I know for me here in the USA it costs less for me to wind my own, I hope someone can help you in London.

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by mooie24 27 Oct 2010

I can see the ease of pre wound
i wanted to see if I could aprox work out the price difference lol..
Big hugs - Maria xx