I do a lot of sewing! I have two Husqvarna Viking Epic machines. I have 50+ bobbins filled with sewing/embroidery thread, plus 20 empties and 100+ prewound bobbins for embroidery.
Great question, guess I never really thought about this before. For my 765 Bernina I have 42 bobbins…some with piecing thread and some with embroidery.
I have 59 of the large bobbins (and need more!) for my Bernina all purpose sewing machine and 48 bobbins (and need more!) for my Husqvrna Viking embroidery machine. I have 1 1/2 whole bobbin rounds full of pre-wound bottom line thread for the embroidery machine. I do usualy pick up another pack whenever I get to my local Bernina shop, and whenever I'm at Heirloom Creations!!
I had 2 donuts on my last Bernina and now I’ve decided that 10 bobbins is enough; I feel much more at ease by having fewer bobbins and sticking to a few basic colors of thread.
I started with 4 when I bought the machine and added 4 I think that's enough. I use off-white thread for piecing. And they're the jumbo size, Bob and so I find that to be enough.
I have 120 full bobbins of sewing thread, 30 empty bobbins, 30 Embroidery with a mix of bobbin thread and embroidery threads. The bobbins and cases are marked with the thread number for easy identification. Shame I can't attach a photo. Thank you for all of the information that you share. I have an Icon 2 and lessons haven't been available so your channel is extremely helpful.
Well, I have to admit that I have A LOT of bobbins . . . 252 to be exact. I have 127 for my Bernina B480 & B790 PRO and 125 bobbins for my B880+. I used to have a B500, but traded that in some time ago. I have made a lot of free standing lace and in-the-hoop items for which I used the same colors in top and bobbin. I also experiment with different thread brands, types, and weights. Keeping track of what I have wound on each bobbin has become a challenge. Yesterday I sorted through all my bobbins and rearranged them in labeled containers. It’s a journey that seems to go on and on. Please don’t ask how many needles I own. 🙂
I have about 15 bobbins wound with white and black bobbin thread which I just wind a bunch at a time. And then about 15 wound with my various embroidery thread colors. I just hate to unwind and throw away thread, so I get out a new bobbin!:)
I have about 15 for my Pfaff. Wish I had more but the size is not found everywhere. I have about 150 that I use with my old Kenmore and these are found at most stores b
I have 20, after adding 8 this week. I also have about a dozen old bobbins made for other machines. I use them to transfer thread for storage and free up a standard bobbin for the current project. When I need that thread again, it just gets wound back onto a standard bobbin in no time. I don't need a huge mass of different bobbins in my already over-cluttered life, but this is a convenient way to make use of the small collection of old ones that fit my machine but don't work well in it.
I have plenty of bobbin and several of the donut bobbin holders. Last Christmas I was given a tin of Ikea biscuits. The tin is the perfect size to hold the donut bobbin holders to keep the dust off them.
I have 3 of those donuts. One for light colors, one for dark and one for the empties. About 20 in each. I keeps the bobbins for my back-up sewing machine in the gadget box on that machine because it has little spaces for it.
Was surprised to find I have 33 bobbins, thought it would be less! I have 5 from an old machine that don't fit which I use to wind overlocker thread onto when I need 3 or 4 spools of the same colour & don't want to buy 3-4 large spools. I have put a nail varnish blob on these so I don't get them muddled with the regualr ones as to the eye there really isn't much difference.
I am a bobbin lover. I only work with bobbins in my projects. I keep the spools as bobbin fillers. I have around 200 bobbins. I like to work with smaller portions of thread. With my serger I'm forced to work with spools.
There’s something called a “Bob n Serge” that sits on your serger thread stand and holds bobbins! I use it all the time. I only buy one spool of colored thread and fill bobbins on a bobbin winder!
I have a bobbin in each different spool of thread I have for each machine. Luckily the Singer and Brother use the same bobbin. The Pfaff 720 tho, not. My quilt store gives me a good discount for a time frame after buying a new machine from them so I bought about 5 packages of bobbins when I got the Pfaff. I also learned a long time ago to only buy bobbins from the manufacturer. No after market cheapos. Luckily my thread rack has room for two bobbins under the thread on each prong so I can keep them all together. Your videos are the best!
Does the Simplicity Side Winder work with the Bernina Jumbo bobbins? I have 10 bobbins and I have pulled off thread so I could use some more :) Thank you! Love all your tips and tricks. I have learned so much from your videos.
I have 125 bobbins for my Bernina 1630 & 730, and 85 for my Bernina 590 & 790. I do a great deal of garment sewing, and some quilting and embroidery and bag making. I can't imagine only having 30 bobbins!
I can't imagine that few. I have a relatively new machine and I think I only have 40. But I still have a huge number bobbins from previous machines. I trade empty ones into my dealer as I empty them. I also empty them by putting them on the top to sew a smaller project. I find the round storage containers take too much room in my rectangle drawers. But the perfect solution eludes me.
I like to have between 10 and 20 empty bobbins for each of my machines, so I buy more as the time goes on as I fill them with thread. I do pull off thread if I have a low bobbin, it is frustrating to run out even with sensors.
I have a lot... maybe 25 for one machine. What stops me having more is running out of places to store them. I need extra ones for coloured thread. I use them mainly for applique and FMQ practice. I committed to sewing seams as much as I can in either black, navy off white, light blue/grey or pink. I am hoping to downsize my thread "collection".
Well I’m not sure but I have four of the red bobbin holder. None are full but they are 100% cotton, polyester thread. I have my embroidery bobbins are stored in the plastic case which holds 12 bobbins. If i were to guess, I have close to 200 bobbins. I also have empty ones as well.
25 Bobbins but I have just purchased a new sewing embroidery machine. I keep a back up embroidery machine as I run a small home based embroidery business and have about 30 bobbins for the back up machine
Years ago, I had a Pfaff 1222 that I loved, but I only had 1 bobbin for it. Weirdly, I couldn't seem to find any more. Now I have a Pfaff Ambition 620, and now I hoard bobbins: I'm up to 40!
For my Bernina Aurora 440 QE I’ve got 27. For my longarm Handi Quilter Amara I have 30+ bobbins. This is good information as I have a new Bernina 770QE Kaffe edition arriving in a few weeks.
About 200. I buy prewound so I am always getting new empties. I have three of those round bobbin holders. Also 125 sideless pre-wounds for my embroidery machine.
At least 40 or 50 for my Viking Designer Sapphire 85. I love the fun colors the bobbins come in. I color code the bobbins: only yellow for embroidery bobbins so I never mix them in with “the general population” of top thread. Also keep the yellow/embroidery thread bobbins in a separate pouch, along with the embroidery feet and accessories. As for the top threads, I use the pink bobbins for white thread and deep purples for black thread. The rest of the bobbin colors are for the other colors of top thread. For the last 3 years I have been quilting almost exclusively, and QAYG, so I match the upper and bobbin threads, or I use a color on the top that matches the top layer and different color to go with the backing. Those may not match. So, I have fun with picking the bobbin color I want for each block/quilt. AND, I like the HV branded little bobbin winder. It took a tutorial from the dealer on how to use it properly, but once I learned the secrets, it has become fun to use. AND, YES! I always wind bobbins on the slowest speed and I have no tension/portioning issues. Love your work, Sara! Thanks for all you do for us! ❤
I have 40 bobbins for my Epic 2, plus 7 pre-wound. I have lots of machines and lots of bobbins, but you said to count those for the machine I use most.
I never counted how many I had for my Husqvarna Ruby (Gem) machine, but it was well more than 100. I have fewer for my Epic2 and Bernina B770QEE machines - 70 for the Epic2, 50 for the B770. I've never used pre-wound bobbins. Every now and again I will spend a little time winding at least a dozen bobbins of bobbinfill thread ready for embroidery. It takes probably less than 10 minutes and you can be cleaning your machine or putting in a new needle - all sorts of little jobs that you can stop doing and load another bobbin as soon as one is finished. The downside of the larger bobbins (B770QEE and Epic2) is that I find I am less inclined to fill an entire bobbin of whatever colour I am using to construct a dress or pants. When I had the machine that used regular bobbins, I would fill a bobbin or two at the beginning of a clothing project. I don't like having the larger bobbins sitting around a third filled with a colour I may or may not use again in the near future. The purpose made boxes that take 25 of the larger bobbins are ideal for storing them neatly.
Well, on my old machine that I just traded in, I had over 100! Including the 50 I had with prewound bobbin thread! Yes I used almost all of them. 😂 For the new machine, I think I have aprx 16!
I have 6 donut holders (not completely full) for different types of thread. I use two of them for most of my sewing, and two for my machine embroidery. Each donut holds 30 bobbins, so 100+ works for me. 🙂
50-60. I embroidery a lot of FSL, mostly Christmas ornaments. 20 to 30 for my primary sewer. I own Bernina 700 Emb only and 830 LE which does both. Didn’t count my 830 Record, yet another type of Bobbin.
I have almost 500 bobbins. I have a Bernina 880, and 730, I also have a PFAFF 2170. This bobbin count does not include my Featherweight or Gammill Longarm bobbins!
I have 80 bobbins maybe more .. for one Machine😂😂😂 i have too have 6 bobbins for each color of thread i have and have 30 embroidery bobbins thread at all times…. I don’t have time to stop in the middle of something just to tread more bobbins 😂😂😂
I do a lot of sewing! I have two Husqvarna Viking Epic machines. I have 50+ bobbins filled with sewing/embroidery thread, plus 20 empties and 100+ prewound bobbins for embroidery.
Great question, guess I never really thought about this before. For my 765 Bernina I have 42 bobbins…some with piecing thread and some with embroidery.
I have 59 of the large bobbins (and need more!) for my Bernina all purpose sewing machine and 48 bobbins (and need more!) for my Husqvrna Viking embroidery machine. I have 1 1/2 whole bobbin rounds full of pre-wound bottom line thread for the embroidery machine. I do usualy pick up another pack whenever I get to my local Bernina shop, and whenever I'm at Heirloom Creations!!
73 - Seems to be the sweet spot for my general sewing.
I had 2 donuts on my last Bernina and now I’ve decided that 10 bobbins is enough; I feel much more at ease by having fewer bobbins and sticking to a few basic colors of thread.
I started with 4 when I bought the machine and added 4 I think that's enough. I use off-white thread for piecing. And they're the jumbo size, Bob and so I find that to be enough.
I have 120 full bobbins of sewing thread, 30 empty bobbins, 30 Embroidery with a mix of bobbin thread and embroidery threads. The bobbins and cases are marked with the thread number for easy identification. Shame I can't attach a photo. Thank you for all of the information that you share. I have an Icon 2 and lessons haven't been available so your channel is extremely helpful.
Well, I have to admit that I have A LOT of bobbins . . . 252 to be exact. I have 127 for my Bernina B480 & B790 PRO and 125 bobbins for my B880+. I used to have a B500, but traded that in some time ago. I have made a lot of free standing lace and in-the-hoop items for which I used the same colors in top and bobbin. I also experiment with different thread brands, types, and weights. Keeping track of what I have wound on each bobbin has become a challenge. Yesterday I sorted through all my bobbins and rearranged them in labeled containers. It’s a journey that seems to go on and on. Please don’t ask how many needles I own. 🙂
YOU are a lady after my own heart! 😂
I have over 100 for my old machine and more than 50 for the IDT.
For the new machine: 16! 😂
That’s a lot of bobbins!...you can never have enough needles :)
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I have about 15 bobbins wound with white and black bobbin thread which I just wind a bunch at a time. And then about 15 wound with my various embroidery thread colors. I just hate to unwind and throw away thread, so I get out a new bobbin!:)
I have about 15 for my Pfaff. Wish I had more but the size is not found everywhere. I have about 150 that I use with my old Kenmore and these are found at most stores b
I have 20, after adding 8 this week. I also have about a dozen old bobbins made for other machines. I use them to transfer thread for storage and free up a standard bobbin for the current project. When I need that thread again, it just gets wound back onto a standard bobbin in no time. I don't need a huge mass of different bobbins in my already over-cluttered life, but this is a convenient way to make use of the small collection of old ones that fit my machine but don't work well in it.
That's a great way to repurpose old bobbins!
I didn’t count, but close to 50. Some used for special thread.
I have plenty of bobbin and several of the donut bobbin holders. Last Christmas I was given a tin of Ikea biscuits. The tin is the perfect size to hold the donut bobbin holders to keep the dust off them.
that's a great idea! thanks for sharing
I have 3 of those donuts. One for light colors, one for dark and one for the empties. About 20 in each. I keeps the bobbins for my back-up sewing machine in the gadget box on that machine because it has little spaces for it.
Was surprised to find I have 33 bobbins, thought it would be less! I have 5 from an old machine that don't fit which I use to wind overlocker thread onto when I need 3 or 4 spools of the same colour & don't want to buy 3-4 large spools. I have put a nail varnish blob on these so I don't get them muddled with the regualr ones as to the eye there really isn't much difference.
I am a bobbin lover. I only work with bobbins in my projects. I keep the spools as bobbin fillers. I have around 200 bobbins. I like to work with smaller portions of thread. With my serger I'm forced to work with spools.
There’s something called a “Bob n Serge” that sits on your serger thread stand and holds bobbins! I use it all the time. I only buy one spool of colored thread and fill bobbins on a bobbin winder!
thanks for sharing how you use your bobbins!
I have a bobbin in each different spool of thread I have for each machine. Luckily the Singer and Brother use the same bobbin. The Pfaff 720 tho, not. My quilt store gives me a good discount for a time frame after buying a new machine from them so I bought about 5 packages of bobbins when I got the Pfaff. I also learned a long time ago to only buy bobbins from the manufacturer. No after market cheapos. Luckily my thread rack has room for two bobbins under the thread on each prong so I can keep them all together. Your videos are the best!
thank you! Thanks for sharing your bobbin system!
Does the Simplicity Side Winder work with the Bernina Jumbo bobbins? I have 10 bobbins and I have pulled off thread so I could use some more :) Thank you! Love all your tips and tricks. I have learned so much from your videos.
There is not a Side Winder for the larger bobbins. Thank you for finding our videos 😉
I have 64 (yes, I counted them in my donuts). I have them marked on the bottom “cotton” and “polyester”. I still don’t have enough. 😂😂😂
Hi Sara - thanks for this great content!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you liked it!
25 for my B790. I am always tempted to buy more. I had many more when I had a machine with smaller, less expensive bobbins.
sounds about right! thanks for sharing
28 bobbins
7 bobbins
I have 125 bobbins for my Bernina 1630 & 730, and 85 for my Bernina 590 & 790. I do a great deal of garment sewing, and some quilting and embroidery and bag making. I can't imagine only having 30 bobbins!
sounds about right for the work you do!
I can't imagine that few. I have a relatively new machine and I think I only have 40. But I still have a huge number bobbins from previous machines. I trade empty ones into my dealer as I empty them. I also empty them by putting them on the top to sew a smaller project. I find the round storage containers take too much room in my rectangle drawers. But the perfect solution eludes me.
I hope you find a solution that works for you
I like to have between 10 and 20 empty bobbins for each of my machines, so I buy more as the time goes on as I fill them with thread. I do pull off thread if I have a low bobbin, it is frustrating to run out even with sensors.
totally agree!
I have a lot... maybe 25 for one machine. What stops me having more is running out of places to store them. I need extra ones for coloured thread. I use them mainly for applique and FMQ practice. I committed to sewing seams as much as I can in either black, navy off white, light blue/grey or pink. I am hoping to downsize my thread "collection".
You have a great system!
Well I’m not sure but I have four of the red bobbin holder. None are full but they are 100% cotton, polyester thread. I have my embroidery bobbins are stored in the plastic case which holds 12 bobbins. If i were to guess, I have close to 200 bobbins. I also have empty ones as well.
You are well-prepared!
25 Bobbins but I have just purchased a new sewing embroidery machine. I keep a back up embroidery machine as I run a small home based embroidery business and have about 30 bobbins for the back up machine
Thanks for sharing!
I have about 20 bobbins. I have a set for 50wt thread for piecing qults. The other 10 are for 40wt for quilting.
sounds about right! thanks for sharing
Years ago, I had a Pfaff 1222 that I loved, but I only had 1 bobbin for it. Weirdly, I couldn't seem to find any more. Now I have a Pfaff Ambition 620, and now I hoard bobbins: I'm up to 40!
sounds like you are set for any project!
For my Bernina Aurora 440 QE I’ve got 27. For my longarm Handi Quilter Amara I have 30+ bobbins. This is good information as I have a new Bernina 770QE Kaffe edition arriving in a few weeks.
happy to help! Enjoy your new Bernina!
About 200. I buy prewound so I am always getting new empties. I have three of those round bobbin holders. Also 125 sideless pre-wounds for my embroidery machine.
That is quite a collection!
15 at least. For my Juki. Same for my Singer 9960
I have lots! 20 class 15, 15 class 66 & 50 Singer Futura bobbins.
sounds about right! thanks for sharing
At least 40 or 50 for my Viking Designer Sapphire 85. I love the fun colors the bobbins come in. I color code the bobbins: only yellow for embroidery bobbins so I never mix them in with “the general population” of top thread. Also keep the yellow/embroidery thread bobbins in a separate pouch, along with the embroidery feet and accessories. As for the top threads, I use the pink bobbins for white thread and deep purples for black thread. The rest of the bobbin colors are for the other colors of top thread. For the last 3 years I have been quilting almost exclusively, and QAYG, so I match the upper and bobbin threads, or I use a color on the top that matches the top layer and different color to go with the backing. Those may not match. So, I have fun with picking the bobbin color I want for each block/quilt. AND, I like the HV branded little bobbin winder. It took a tutorial from the dealer on how to use it properly, but once I learned the secrets, it has become fun to use. AND, YES! I always wind bobbins on the slowest speed and I have no tension/portioning issues. Love your work, Sara! Thanks for all you do for us! ❤
thanks for sharing!
I have 40 bobbins for my Epic 2, plus 7 pre-wound. I have lots of machines and lots of bobbins, but you said to count those for the machine I use most.
thanks for sharing
i own 53 bobbins :) my new machine came w/3 (yes just THREE! ugh) so i purchased a pack of 50 before i left the store w/my new Pfaff!
sounds like you are set!
38 for Bernina. I didn't count Pfaff but a good number
I never counted how many I had for my Husqvarna Ruby (Gem) machine, but it was well more than 100. I have fewer for my Epic2 and Bernina B770QEE machines - 70 for the Epic2, 50 for the B770. I've never used pre-wound bobbins. Every now and again I will spend a little time winding at least a dozen bobbins of bobbinfill thread ready for embroidery. It takes probably less than 10 minutes and you can be cleaning your machine or putting in a new needle - all sorts of little jobs that you can stop doing and load another bobbin as soon as one is finished. The downside of the larger bobbins (B770QEE and Epic2) is that I find I am less inclined to fill an entire bobbin of whatever colour I am using to construct a dress or pants. When I had the machine that used regular bobbins, I would fill a bobbin or two at the beginning of a clothing project. I don't like having the larger bobbins sitting around a third filled with a colour I may or may not use again in the near future. The purpose made boxes that take 25 of the larger bobbins are ideal for storing them neatly.
thanks for sharing!
30 for my Bernina 570
Well, on my old machine that I just traded in, I had over 100! Including the 50 I had with prewound bobbin thread! Yes I used almost all of them. 😂
For the new machine, I think I have aprx 16!
Wow, that's a lot of bobbins!
Just bought a B790pro- I only have 10 bobbins now😳. I had over 40 bobbins when I owned a different brand!
Time to stock up!
I have 16 bobbins for my Singer HD 500. I have 10 bobbins for my Simplicity Creative Sewing machine, and 12 bobbins for my Singer 99 Sewing machine.
sounds about right! thanks for sharing
I have 6 donut holders (not completely full) for different types of thread. I use two of them for most of my sewing, and two for my machine embroidery. Each donut holds 30 bobbins, so 100+ works for me. 🙂
wow!
@ 😂
50-60. I embroidery a lot of FSL, mostly Christmas ornaments. 20 to 30 for my primary sewer. I own Bernina 700 Emb only and 830 LE which does both. Didn’t count my 830 Record, yet another type of Bobbin.
sounds like you are all set! thanks for sharing
I've tried to watch your sewing masters course, but they want more money, it's not free, can you help me out ?
You can do this "FREE" course: sewing-mastery.teachable.com/p/free-bernina-embroidery-essentials-mini-course
I have almost 500 bobbins. I have a Bernina 880, and 730, I also have a PFAFF 2170. This bobbin count does not include my Featherweight or Gammill Longarm bobbins!
I have 25 bobbins for my 570QE. I have 25 because the storage case I have holds that many.😊
LOL! That sounds like the perfect amount!
Bernina 570QE. I have 33 bobbins. Most are still empty, tho. Black, ecru, and white.
you are set!
I have 25 bobbins for the machine I use the most. :)
I have about 75 for my most used machine; but about 200 in total for all four I use!
wow!
22 for my Epic 1 and same for Epic 3.
sounds about right!
I have 23 bobbins with thread on them.
25 bobbins
For the Bernina we have about 15 or so. For the other one the Record 930 we have 30+. For the singers we have too many to count.
sounds about right!
I'm sure I have over 100 for each of my 2 Viking machines
Around 130
15 and not enough!
Enough so that you don't have to use one up to start a new project. I have a way to go to fill up the empties before that happens.
thanks for sharing! happy sewing!
93 for my original Epic and 44 for my Designer Diamond
Yikes! that's a lot!
A baker's dozen!
Per machine.
LOL!
28 for my current machine. 50 for my older backup machine.
sounds like you are all set!
20 for my 830LE.
sounds about right! thanks for sharing
At least 50 for each of my two machines. They each use a different type of bobbin.
sounds about right! thanks for sharing
11 Plus 30 prewond
perfect!
50
I have about 32
perfect amount!
have25 Could use more
so true!
I have about 100, but I also have 4 different machines
You are very well prepared!
12. That is how many fit in the sewing machine 😅
that works too!
I have 80 bobbins maybe more .. for one Machine😂😂😂 i have too have 6 bobbins for each color of thread i have and have 30 embroidery bobbins thread at all times…. I don’t have time to stop in the middle of something just to tread more bobbins 😂😂😂
That sounds like a great system!
30
perfect!
I have 32, thats a god number for me.
sounds about right!
As many as you want. I have 20.
just right!
75
wow!
Around 100 for 4 machines
sounds like the right amount!
I own more than 30 lol
How about one more bobbin than you need…
about 50 total for 2 different machines
sounds about right!
75 plus lots of pre wounds.
you are set! thanks for sharing