#bobbin thread

[bevanne46]

If you’re feeling sad…

Remember, somewhere out there, someone is sewing and doesn’t know that  their bobbin ran out five minutes ago!

[the-merry-otter]

9 hour roadtrip lets see if I can finish the buttonholes for the front of my dress

[julochka365]

23/5.2025 - this is a treasure chest of the things I have woven so far

[bmpmp3]

Kitty Being Constructed.

[claypigeonpottery]

I'm making another one of these for my mom. one of the most annoying things about pottery is the amount of planning you have to do for gifts. I already carved the second one and it's for mother's day. you know. in may. and it's currently barely 2024

[chuwush]

A lil' doodle of WonderWorld's current, and Late seamstress :o]

Separate under the cut

[tj-crochets]

The starry purple quilt is finally finished!

[noxx-notions]

Anyone have any advice on how to make silk thread not do this?

[vulcanette]

all my bobbins running out when im on a roll

[pumpkin-padparadscha]

Every day I worry about the lady who sent her husband to the store "for a pack of white bobbins"

Ma'am do you know you can refill bobbins. There's a setting on your sewing machine that even automates it. Please you don't have to buy a new pack of bobbins every time they're empty I'm begging

[bevanne46]

A Tug of War! Bobbins Get Set, Then Go!

Think of the top thread and the bottom thread on your sewing machine as having a tug of war. If the threads are identical and you are sewing on a single layer of fabric, both sides have equal strength and the result will be a draw.

However, in the real world, the teams are rarely equal. One team will be stronger or bigger or faster than the other. We use decorative threads on top. We often use different fibers for the top and bottom threads. We also add stabilizer or batting to our projects. Sometimes we might use a cotton bobbin thread and other times we use a polyester bobbin thread. All these factors make it necessary t adjust the tension for each project.

By adjusting the top tension either up or down, we are able to add or take away strength on the top thread team to equalize the tug of war battle. How much to loosen or tighten the tension depends on your machine. Experiment with new settings until you get the desired results.

Taken from the “Quilt” Magazine Summer 2003

[inkberrry]

The one time in my life I’ve won bobbin chicken

[tanuki-kimono]

Fantastic color choice for this dramatic ayame (iris) summer kimono, paired with a nicely matching itomaki (bobbin) obi

[fernsandtales]

🧵🧵🧵

Vintage threads in my etsy shop

[lacerotalong]

Time for another lace style...

We will eventually get around to learning all of these, which one do you want to learn first?

Also we have many more styles planned, these are just the styles we have good tutorial resources for so far.

These styles all require some specialty tools/supplies, which I've listed below the cut in case that's a deciding factor for people. Pretty much everything can be DIY'd or repurposed from some other common objects, and this information will be shared as part of the lace-along :)

Bobbin lace:

Thread (e.g. sewing thread, embroidery floss) (edit by mod Rex: crochet cotton or perle cotton preferable for beginners)

Bobbins (24 for the sampler we will do)

Bobbin lace pillow

Pattern printed or drawn out

Pins with small heads (a whole lot of em)

(edit by Mod comfy: I dipped my toes in this already, you can use clothespins as bobbins (basically everything that holds some thread and can be moved around comfortably), and some sturdy cardboard as a pillow. Your "pillow" just needs to be sturdy enough to keep the pins in place for the time you work on the lace, so if you have a couch pillow that could work, go for it)

Drawn thread lace:

Plain-woven linen or cotton fabric, with large enough threads you can comfortably see individual threads at a comfortable working distance

Sewing thread in the same colour as your fabric

Fine blunt-tipped needle

Fine tipped scissors or seam ripper and a steady hand

Lacis/ filet lace

Sturdy thread/ twine/ crochet cotton

Netting shuttle/ netting needle

Netting gauge/ mesh stick (e.g. dowel, knitting needle, smooth popsicle stick or similar)

Blunt tapestry needle

Some method of tensioning the net for embroidery: mesh frame/ embroidery hoop/ stiff paper to tack net down to

Needle lace:

Paper pattern printed or drawn out

Backing fabric (e.g. sturdy medium weight calico) (will not be part of finished piece)

Sticky backed plastic/ clear packing tape

Lace thread (e.g. crochet cotton, perlee, stranded cotton, silk thread)

Regular sewing thread in a contrasting colour for tacking down pattern (will not be part of the finished piece)

Sharp needle to tack down pattern

Blunt needle to make lace

Tweezers

Fine tipped scissors

Thimble (optional)

Sprang:

Sprang frame (e.g. empty backless picture frame, DIY frame made of sticks, two dowels tied to sturdy objects an appropriate distance apart)

Sturdy cord or crochet cotton

Smooth dowels/rods, 4-6 of them?

[necromycologist]

people love to giggle politely when i say my sewing machine is a monster with a grudge against me but i am just telling the unadulterated truth. that thing wants my blood