GrandmaLKB Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 When I was at the AQS show in Des Moines, I visited the Wonder-fil booth. They had prewound bobbins (plastic cases) using 80 wt. thread. There are 110 yards on an L size bobbin. I bought some to try and used them today. I was using Glide on top and they worked really well ! They also come in a size 15 which some DSMs use...........my Janome uses the 15 bobbin. Just thought I would share. They are called Deco Bob Prewounds and come in a variety of colors if you want to check them out. Always fun to find something new that works well !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Linda, I bought some of those prewounds and some invisafil but haven't tried them yet. Did you do any tension adjustments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulene Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I bought some at the AMQF Adelaide and they are great, didn't have to alter tension either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I checked the tension with my TOWA and tightened it up some. The thread is so thin that it needed that. I didn't have any trouble quilting either and ran the thread right off the bobbin without any tension issues. I've used 3 bobbins so far without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Good to know! I bought 2 boxes yesterday (size M) at the creative festival in Toronto. Also bought a cone of the new thread for longarms called Master Quilter it is 40wt polyester. Going to use it today so I'll let you know how I make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I am working on my 3rd quilt using these bobbins and I am very impressed. Absolutely NO problems at all. I have used Glide thread, Essence invisible by Fil-Tec and now Omni..............all 3 have worked beautifully without any tenson tweaking. I just got the Essence Invisible and really do like it, too. I bought a small cone of smoke and one of clear. So far, so good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I am working on my 3rd quilt using these bobbins and I am very impressed. Absolutely NO problems at all. I have used Glide thread, Essence invisible by Fil-Tec and now Omni..............all 3 have worked beautifully without any tenson tweaking. I just got the Essence Invisible and really do like it, too. I bought a small cone of smoke and one of clear. So far, so good ! I got a cone of the Essence invisible thread at MQXWest and I love it! It's just as good as the Monolon, which I have been a vocal fan of for years. It's way less expensive though., and stitches beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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