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Keep bobbins and spools together

September 4th, 2009 in sewing     
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Organize your bobbins with rubberbands.

Organize your bobbins with rubberbands.

Photo: Scott Phillips

I found an easy way to keep a wound bobbin together with its matching spool of thread. I slide one end of a rubber band through the bobbin hole and loop it through its other end; this holds the bobbin securely. Then I wrap the loop end of the rubber band (with the bobbin on it) around the spool. The bonus: The rubber band prevents both the spool and the bobbin from unraveling.


—Karen D’Alessandri, Pomona, New York

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Comments (3)

clothingeng writes: Love this idea!
Posted: 7:11 pm on September 9th
biddy32 writes: Thank you so much. I have longed for an inexpensive way to accomplish this task. I get a sense of satisfaction from saving on anything. Great!
Posted: 2:57 pm on September 6th
tamk writes: Awesome idea. Thanks.
Posted: 2:01 pm on September 4th
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