Thanks DonO... How about the plastic versions of the small spools. Have you tried those?
Wes On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > The problem with steel spools is that they don't have much friction and > spin too easily in the bobbin. I have some and I use normal bobbins with > the legs bent together to make them tight, then I wrap the thread around one > leg to make create some friction, just a tad more loose than I want. How > many times depends upon the thread slickness. Then between my palm pressure > and the leg-wrap friction, I have enough thread tension. You can also glue > a piece of leather on each side of the bobbin and cut holes in them for the > ball. This will also creat a 'clutch'. > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> > *To:* VFB Mail <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:18 AM > *Subject:* [VFB] Re: Bobbin holder for sewing machine size spools? > > Attached is a pic of the kind of spool I am talking about. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
