At my applique group one month, my friend Bobbie, showed us all a tip for storing our bobbins so that the thread stays put. She said she saw this tip online somewhere, so maybe you have already seen this before and maybe you haven't, but I thought it was a great idea.
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| This is a foam toe separator for using when you paint your toenails. This one is just a single separator, but you can usually find them all attached in a group of four like the photo below. This makes a great bobbin holder to keep your thread from getting all tangled up. The bobbin fits perfectly in the space. |
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| This is the type of toe separators that come with 4 linked together. You can use these as well to put your bobbins in and because they come in various colors you can color coordinate the foam to your bobbin colors too if you want to. You can find these at variety stores, beauty supply stores and dollar stores. |
I have seen people use those clear tubes where they slice off a piece to wrap around the bobbins too. While the clear tubes work well too, I like the look and feel of using these foam toe separators even better. If you sew at classes or retreats, these make it easy to transport with you too.
Another tip: If you want to keep your bobbin and spool of thread together, take a pipe cleaner (also called chenille stems) and stick the pipe cleaner into the hole of the spool of thread and then into the hole of the bobbin and twist them together. That way you always have your bobbin and thread together.
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