Crazyqltr Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I have been wanting to try the magnetic prewound bobbins as I have heard they have the best tension. I'm not sure who makes them or where to get them. Do they come in lots of colors? What kind of thread is it? Cotton or Poly? I have a Lenni with the L style bobbins and have been mostly using Superior prewounds with Bottom Line. Thank you Carol Thousand Oaks, CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 You can get them in many colors and thread types. Here is the URL http://www.bobbincentral.com/ . You can look at the site without registering but to get prices you need to register. If you don't have a business license, several quilters on here sells their products. The pre-wound magna bobbins are the best, just remember to remove the back-lash spring in your bobbin case when using them. The other name for the same business is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegaslady Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 My Millie finally arrived on Friday!!!! I had the recommendation of the pre-wound magna Filtec bobbins and oh, are they ever perfect. I've been playing with different top threads - some left over from my sit-down (Superior and Signature) as well as Glide and So Fine. The first two were cotton and so linty compared to the last two. Out of all, I have to say I like (or should I say Millie likes) the SoFine the best of all. The Glide sewed as nicely but when I snip I see some untwisting which causes me to snip again to re-thread. Right now I am all about practice, practice and trying different things out. I felt dyslecsic (sp?) the first day - like relearning how to write with my other hand - a big change from a sitdown to a longarm - but then it smoothed right in. Muscle memory...it's for real! So happy to be one of you happy APQS owners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Congrats! Can't wait to see your beautiful quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltermidwife Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hi Carol I love the Filter pre wounds. I find they give the best tension on my machine and use them most of the time. They have a large range of colours and also do matching cones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn1234 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Do you use a towa gauge with the magna glide bobbins too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThreads Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lynn i use the Towa gauge with the prewounds but if you don't have one flip the bobbin over set the tension with the the drop test and then flip the bobbin back. Same setting as normal. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn1234 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Thanks Nigel, I just got a towa gauge and will be trying it out tomorrow. Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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