srichardson Posted July 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I just received an e-mail from Fil-tec announcing the release of Magna Glide bobbins in colours to match their thread. Interestingly there are colours shown in the e-mail announcement that do not appear to be available for sale. Perhaps they will come later. Sue www.bobbincentral.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srichardson Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I just received an e-mail from Fil-tec announcing the release of Magna Glide bobbins in colours to match their thread. Interestingly there are colours shown in the e-mail announcement that do not appear to be available for sale. Perhaps they will come later. Sue www.bobbincentral.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I checked them out as well when I got the email. Looks like there are only 11 colors up on the site for sale right now. Maybe they are updating. Another question--the regular magna-glides hold 130 yards. These new ones only hold 74 yards. Obviously thicker thread, but that would need to be taken into account when figuring thread charges. The new Glide Delights are almost exactly twice the cost per yard of the old MGlide bobbins. I'm sure I will try some out though--I love the red Glide! Hmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I checked them out as well when I got the email. Looks like there are only 11 colors up on the site for sale right now. Maybe they are updating. Another question--the regular magna-glides hold 130 yards. These new ones only hold 74 yards. Obviously thicker thread, but that would need to be taken into account when figuring thread charges. The new Glide Delights are almost exactly twice the cost per yard of the old MGlide bobbins. I'm sure I will try some out though--I love the red Glide! Hmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I got the email, also. These new bobbins have the glide thread on them so it makes sense there would be less yardage per bobbin because the thread would be heavier than the bobbin thread on the magna glide. It would be interesting to know how many yards of glide would go on a self-wound bobbin. Anyone up for a challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I got the email, also. These new bobbins have the glide thread on them so it makes sense there would be less yardage per bobbin because the thread would be heavier than the bobbin thread on the magna glide. It would be interesting to know how many yards of glide would go on a self-wound bobbin. Anyone up for a challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I got the e-mail, too, and when I went to look at the "48 colors", there were only a few shown. Sounds like a good idea, but if they have tha much less thread, then I'm not so sure. Maybe for a special project they would be nice to use. I love the Magna Glide bobbins, but will give the new ones a try one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I got the e-mail, too, and when I went to look at the "48 colors", there were only a few shown. Sounds like a good idea, but if they have tha much less thread, then I'm not so sure. Maybe for a special project they would be nice to use. I love the Magna Glide bobbins, but will give the new ones a try one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Are they going to still have just the regular Magna glide bobbins? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 I really wish they would just increase the color selection of their regular magna glide bobbins. I would like to see some darker neutrals like tans and taupe and brown and a medium gray. I'm not too interested in the thicker thread in the bobbin. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Originally posted by Butterfly I really wish they would just increase the color selection of their regular magna glide bobbins. I would like to see some darker neutrals like tans and taupe and brown and a medium gray. I'm not too interested in the thicker thread in the bobbin. Jess Jess I so agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I recently used Glide and also wound the bobbins with matching thread on a quilt. The thread was awesome and the tension stayed perfect. Seemed like the bobbins went almost as far as when I wind Bottom Line. Didn't measure the yardage though. jeri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmillie2010 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I have recently used the Glide on at least 5 quilts - wound my own bobbins with the glide also. The look was awesome! I love the sheen and the colors are terrific. Haven't tried the pre-wound Glide bobbins but if I can get them in my favorite colors I'm in. No tension problems with the Glide on top and bottom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glide!12 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 We will be adding more colors of the Delights to our site today. Just trying to add them as we make them so we do not confuse people and not be able to ship their order right away. I understand how important yield is, and why quilters like the original Magna-Glide. The problem with this bobbin is that the yarn is so fine, it is extremely difficult to dye consistently and this ultimately affects the way the thread delivers off of the bobbin. Our Delights bobbins deliver much more consistently. Yes, they do not have the yield, but you should see flawless tension to the last stitch. We also cannot get ideal color matching for thread and bobbin when using such a fine-sized bobbin thread as it has a dull look compared to the sheen of glide. We will soon be launching our expanded color line in Premo-Soft which is a poly wrap core thread which has the benefits of polyester, but the look of cotton. Same raw yarn as "So Fine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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