Understanding the Benefits of Bobbin Winders

Bobbin Winders Explained

There are several different brands and styles of bobbin winders available at many fabric and craft stores today. ZJ shares her favorite one to use and explains why she likes to have one that can be plugged in as well as runs on batteries. She then shows how easy they are to open up and use. On most bobbin winders it will be fairly easy to see where the thread is placed as well as where the bobbin is placed.

ZJ shows that the correct thread path from the thread to the bobbin is usually clearly marked on the bobbin winder. Once you have everything in place and threaded you can simply push a button and wind the bobbin. ZJ explains that she like to sit and wind five to ten bobbins before starting a large project to eliminate the need to unthread the machine while sewing to wind an empty bobbin.

Winding a Bobbin

ZJ shows that a bobbin wound using a bobbin winder looks just as good as a pre-wound bobbin, and also looks just as good as a bobbin wound on a machine. She also explains why she likes to use the bobbin winder as opposed to winding a bobbin on her machine or through the needle, as there is a small chance you could damage parts of a sewing machine by bending the needle.

While bobbin winders can be used to wind general sewing thread onto a bobbin, it you are doing a technique known as bobbin work where you use a thicker thread, yarn or ribbon in the bobbin you will still want to wind that bobbin by hand.