Busy Quilting Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Mary Beth and Shana its a Maths thing!!!!! I have just self wound a full 3000yd cone of Bottomline thread using my turbo winder. I was able to get 32 aluminium bobbins wound from it. So that means each bobbin is about 94 yards. If you buy Wholesale from Superior that is about US 24 cents each. BUT it took me 11 minutes to wind 10 bobbins. So if you put a dollar value on your time of say 35c a minute. Then it took about 40c of time to wind it. So really it costs about 64c to self wind your own bobbins at wholesale prices. By buying superbobs by the dozen at wholesale prices you would save 50%. Since I need 240 + bobbins for the World's Biggest Hexagon Quilt I'm off to buy 2 gross of prewounds, saving me time and money. Lyn Who has now quilted 10metres of the WBHQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Confirmed my belief that prewounds saves you time and money. The only way to go! And you get more thread on the prewounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Originally posted by Busy Quilting Mary Beth and Shana its a Maths thing!!!!! :P Thank you so much for the warning!!:P:P Thank you for doing the math. I love prewounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I'm laughing at myself right now ..... Not enough tea yet this morning. "self winding bobbin" totally confused me for a second or three, was so wondering how a bobbin could wind by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 LOL when I first read the caption I read it as "sidewinding bobbins" and I thought what? :P:P:P Bonnie maybe it is something in the NY air this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Or just plain brain freeze.....been kinda cold this winter, not record cold but enough to freeze the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I didn't even read the title....I just read my name and math and went into a slight coma :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 How interesting that you worked out the exact costs! So prewounds are very good value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Mary Beth :P:P:P:P:P:P:P Bonnie I think you have had it worse than we have this year which is pretty funny since you are south of me. We have missed all the major snows, just nuisance stuff. I was glad it was warmer this week and the sun finally decided to come out and play yesterday! Is it Spring yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisee Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 It does seem a lot easier to use the prewounds, but....... SuperBobs costing: $68.00 for 144/ 118yds per bobbin $68.00 for 16,992 yds $136.00 for 33,984 yds $45.00 for 33,000 yd cones So SuperBobs 3x the cost of 33,000yd cone of Bottom Line Am I correct in this deduction? Do I order metal OR aluminium bobbins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleshoes Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 So i'm not sure how to even start this post. I have prewounds in beige and white. I like to use all different colors of bobbins on my quilts. So essentially if I wanted to use prewounds all the time, I would have to order them in every color that I use for my bobbin color. Do you use only a set number of bobin colors on your quilts. I would need another cabinet or space to store all those bobbins in. So I guess I'm asking? What colors and how many colors of prewounds do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 This reminds me of those pesky word problems on math tests and those are not good memories. :P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Julie...:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Originally posted by Littleshoes So i'm not sure how to even start this post. I have prewounds in beige and white. I like to use all different colors of bobbins on my quilts. So essentially if I wanted to use prewounds all the time, I would have to order them in every color that I use for my bobbin color. Do you use only a set number of bobin colors on your quilts. I would need another cabinet or space to store all those bobbins in. So I guess I'm asking? What colors and how many colors of prewounds do you use? Superior Threads now has it that you can order a 1/2 gross of 72 bobbins, but you can mix the colors........have to get at least 12 of each, but a good way to get a variety of colors without having to buy 72 or 144 of the same color. So, you can figure out which colors you would probably use the most and go from there. MOST of the time, I can use a white,cream, taupe, black or gray that will blend with a lot of backs. There ARE those few times that they won't and you need a matching thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 LittleShoes - I have a big red tool box that I purchased at Home Depot. The top 3 little drawers are full of prewound bobbins. I took a case with me when I was shopping for the tool box, so I knew how they would fit. 2 deep - 5 wide, makes 10 boxes per drawer. ** That is as much math as I want to do today too by the way!!! ** The big drawer on the bottom holds other supplies. I was able to squeeze a plastic liner for a silverware drawer in there, so I have compartments for markers, chalk, q-tips, etc..... I do have 3 or those rings for my metal bobbins to fit in that I wind for other colors I need. As many as you get - you will still want more!! :cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Thanks for doing the Math on pre wounds. When I first saw the title of your posting, I thought---Finally someone (perhaps APQS) has devised a machine that has a continuously fed bobbin! Dream On! I've just started using Fil-Tec Magna Glide bobbins, and while I'm sure they don't last as long as Super Bob's, I am pleasantly surprised at the quilting I get completed before they run out. It must be the tight, compressed winding that can never be achieved with a regular bobbin and machine winder----If, and when I do wind my own (now I avoid it I'm getting so spoiled with the pre wounds)---I use So-Fine and Aluminum L bobbins. Again, thank you for the the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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