by almag 12 Oct 2011

Multi-coloured bobbins.

Where can I purchase the multi-coloured bobbins? I must be looking in the wrong place. All I can find is green bobbins and multi-coloured everything else.
AlmaG.

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Comments (8)

by juanitadenney 13 Oct 2011

I got them from my Viking dealer and use the green ones for embroidery thread and the colored ones for various other threads. I like being able to tell at a glance that I have the right one. I believe Viking is the only one to have them here in the USA that I am aware of.

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by almag 13 Oct 2011

Thank you for that information. Looks like Viking is the only company selling them at present. I'm in Australia so I'll make enquiries here, too.
AlmaG.

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by linda8450 12 Oct 2011

Alma, you can use L pre-wound bobbins (white/black/or colors) but be careful buying empty bobbins anywhere except from Viking! I just won the Embroidery Library tip of the day today, and it was about the colored bobbins. I use the green ones that came with the machine (and any green ones from a multi colored pack) for regular sewing thread. I use all the other rainbow colored empty bobbins to wind embroidery thread. That way when I want to do FSL, or just match a garment, I can see at a glance that the colored bobbin (no matter the color of thread) is embroidery thread. I don't have to be so careful about keeping them seperate! Linda

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by almag 13 Oct 2011

Thank you, Linda. This is how I want to organise my bobbins, too, when I get the coloured ones. I also use tiny hair elastic rings to indicate the colour of the embroidery thread and keep it under control on the bobbin in the box.
AlmaG.

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by pennifold 12 Oct 2011

Hi Alma, my dealer here in Newcastle - Thorpe's Sewing machines sells them. I bought them in packs of 10 I think, or it could be 12. They are purple, yellow, red, and a pinkish colour. Love Chris

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by almag 12 Oct 2011

Thanks, Chris - looks like Thorpe's are building their website right now.
My nearest dealer is in Hamilton, Victoria, and I went through Hamilton last Monday. I'll contact them.
AlmaG.

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by almag 12 Oct 2011

DeVon - thank you for that help.

I thought the bobbins themselves were multi-coloured, not the threads.... :}
I have used plastic-sided L prewound bobbins with different coloured threads. They work well in my machine and I like them a lot.