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26714What a great idea. I buy bobbin containers that hold 25 bobbins from BigW here in Tamworth. Have
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39739Great tip, I have a box of them at school that I was about to throw out. I'll salvage a couple of them.
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32767Wow! how clever....everything seems to have more than one use! Hugs Sally
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9983Marvellous. It's good to see someones brain is still working at 100%. I Have some of these with my book binding machine, different sizes. Marg
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51302I can just see it now - all the mom's will be raiding their kids book binder's tonight - Hehehe. Or Office Max will have a mad rush for them - hope they are all on sale. *4U
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57491That's a super idea indeed Meg. Thank you much for sharing this with us.
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360438You should put this idea in the Emb Library "Tips" love chris
by meganne
11 Dec 2010
Hi Chris, I'm afraid I can't claim credit for thinking it up. If you follow the link I posted you will see I found this on a forum and the person posting it said she had seen it in a magazine.
234256This is really a neat idea but I like the ring type holder so well that I won't be changing over. Besides I can tell at a glance how much thread is left on a bobbin. I'm thinking Shirlene uses these too.
by clawton
10 Dec 2010
I use these also. I tend to use one color for Emb thread and another color for reg thread. I'm up to 4 of them.
20661It is a wonderful idea. I like it better than the little boxes! They wouldn't take as much space to store.
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9427I have a quilting book with a binder like this. Wonder if i should take it apart? Nah, I'll keep looking for another source. I think I"ll get the clear vinyl tubing instead.
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by bevintex
10 Dec 2010
it was just posted a few days ago with picture instructions, can't find it now. Can anyone help?
by bevintex
10 Dec 2010
keep your bobbins from unwinding thread all over your sewing room, you can either buy those expensive bobbin keepers, or you can go to a hardware/home improvement store and buy a roll of 1/2" clear plastic tubing. Simply cut a little "slice" off of it, about 1/4", and then snip it open so it makes a "C". Simply slip it over the thread on the bobbin and your threads won't unravel
by meganne
11 Dec 2010
http://answers.cuteembroidery.com...
Go to the link above and scroll down the page until you get to my response. HNR, Meganne
67271My mother used to tell me it was a mighty poor object that just had one use. This just proves she was right as usual. Thanks for the tip.
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740449I am always amazed how much I am learning at my old age reading cutes posts. Thanks Meganne
1097625431Thats a neat idea, Meganne. When I first purchased my machine and ordered prewound bobbins, I bought a small clear plastic box from Walmart that was perfect to hold my bobbins. I could see them at a glance to be able to know how many I had left and, also, the box closed to help keep the thread from drying. The bobbins stack neatly and the box is not moved often, so I do not have a problem with tangled thread. But, it is nice to be able to use items we may already have on hand, such as the binder curls, to store things.
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12500Your local print shop is a good source also.Great idea(Thinking outside the box)Visit your local Home Depot(hardware store) for other GREAT ideas.A Cattle feeder is my favorite hanging flower fence planter.
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3435Sure would keep them from unrolling, I have those little bobbin clips and I have tails everywhere. IF you can see the color of your thread under these loops it would work a lot better! I wonder if they come in clear??????? Might take a trip to office supply or Kinkos.
by meganne
10 Dec 2010
And I don't think these would cause me as much frustration as those Stupid Nancy Zeiman bobbin holders I bought. LOL!!!
33579WOW. Just how much 'stuff' do we say is of no use or just plain rubbish. I keep telling myself I must 'think outsaide of the box' and this bobbin holder is thinking outside the box with avengence.
Thank you very much for the link
2738Who would have thought of that? And I just cleaned my office and threw probably a dozen of those spiral bound reports away. Bet I don't do that again. I do think that you can purcase those spiral binders to make reports - That would be good to keep the bobbins that have just a little thread on them separate from your others. Thanks for sharing.
by meganne
10 Dec 2010
Or old books bound this way from Goodwill stores. A lot of the old Software manuals were bound like this.
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by nanniesara
11 Dec 2010
Thanks this another great idea. Never know what we can turn into storage for our favorite craft.
by rmj8939
11 Dec 2010
This is so clever!! I just showed my husband and he said he had some in his office I could have to try it out.
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