How many of you have had thread on the bobbins get all snarled and knotted up between projects? I found a neat little solution...put 'Bobbin Buddy' in the Google search line and look at the cute

by eggyannie 19 May 2009

+5

Err, i have solved the problem of those loose tails on the bobins with ease. i simply fasten the threads down with a lick. DNA is a marvelouse thing and we do use it so much, eyebrows need shapeing a bit of spit will hold them in place, need to hold that strand of hair in a spick yep that bit of spit did it when i was a teen and its free and allways available. i use a clear spectacle case to hold my bobbins. all the white in one all my black in another and then the one with the small amounts of colored. A local optician puts out a bin of these cases for free and i find lots of uses for them

by blhamblen 19 May 2009     

You forgot...That Mothers spit will clean ANYTHING off a kids face!!!

by mel08 20 May 2009     

ROTFLOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by eggyannie 20 May 2009     

yep, kiss, hug, spit and rub and the world is good again

by shirlener88 19 May 2009

+8

I followed a suggestion made by another CUTE member and bought a set of two of the stack n store bobbin holders from Shoppers Rule - I am not sure which will work the best - as all tools end up working for those that have them - I have been using those round bobbin holders for years and doing rather well with them:

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by mad14kt 19 May 2009     

I love the colors ;D *2U

by meganne 19 May 2009     

I also ordered the stack n stores from Shopper'sRule, I have many bobbin organiser but hate the loose threads. LOL!!! But I don't think i'll like my threads being exposed to heat, dust, humidity et.c and there's no where to write the colour on it so it's easy to see. HnR, M

by maryjo 20 May 2009     

You can put color #s on the tubing with tape and remove it if you use the cover for a new color. Works great and the tubing protects the thread from dust.

by memasanders 19 May 2009

+5

You all could try the baby pony tail holders from the dollar store. They work great.

by lbrow 19 May 2009

+3

Nice I have a couple of Bobbin Savers I picked up at Jo Anns the last time I was n Mi. they work well for me. *4U

by shirlener88 19 May 2009

+8

bobbin buddies

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by mad14kt 19 May 2009     

Pink is my summer color ;D *2U

by vixentlc 19 May 2009     

Shirlener, besides the lovely colour these clips remind me of similar clips I can buy at the pet shop for my aquarium .... I might pop in there tomorrow, thanks for sharing this lovely idea!

by meganne 19 May 2009

+6

I never realised these existed or I would have bought them, now I'm thinking Maryjo's idea mught work for me, but I'll keep this in mind too.
Hugs n roses, and thanks for sharing, Meganne

by maryjo 19 May 2009

+5

I bought clear rubber tubing from my local hardware store and cut it in 1/4" rings. Then I snipped it so it does basically the same thing as the "Bobbin Buddy". I bet the tubing was a lot cheaper. Since I have probably at least 100 colored bobbins wound I need to save where I can.

by mad14kt 19 May 2009     

GREAT idea ;D *2U

by meganne 19 May 2009     

Necessity is the mother of invention so I'm very glad you had this necessity and posted your great suggestion. Thanks Maryjo.
Hugs n roses, M

by daisy530 19 May 2009

+4

Because I usually use white bobbin thread, the bobbins are usually empty, until I stop what I'm doing and fill them up. Happiness is 12 full bobbins.

by mad14kt 19 May 2009

+5

Yep, they are great ;0 However; I keep mines in a plastic storage drawer and it has worked GREAT all these years ;D *2U