Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Bobbin Storage Sew Simple!!


If you have an embroidery machine or sew with lots of colors, then you will LOVE this!  I could not stand my threads getting tangled anymore so I searched for an easy ( and cheap) way to store my bobbins. Gotta love blogland, here is where I found this great idea! Sassy Crafter this is genius!


All you have to do is go to your local hardware store, and buy some vinyl tubing and cut a piece out of it!  If you just slice it, it will work but the bobbins are really tight, if you slice it again and remove a piece it makes it easier to pull the bobbins out.


Ahhh. Much better than all tangled in a cup, and only cost me $1.07 for 12 inches worth of tubing!






13 comments:

  1. Ooh... did you use pinking shears to cut your tubing? I like the zig-zagged edge! See, this is the great thing about the internet -- we can be inspired by someone else's idea and then add our own unique touch. :-)

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  2. I did! I was surprised that they cut through, but sure enough they did!

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  3. Kim YOU ARE BRILLIANT! I have been sewing for 40+ years and bobbins and I have been arguing ALL THOSE years! Fee, Ya couldn't spring for a foot for your old "mamma" Mel? I actually lie mine up on my thread thingy since I only sew with cone thread.

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  4. I think that you have just saved a woman's sanity. Do you know waht diameter of tubing you used? I could go measure a bobbin but that is too much work. LOL

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  5. My vinyl tubing says " 1"OD x 3/4" ID", meaning 1" outer diameter, and 3/4" inner diameter.

    I also just brought a bobbin to the store and shoved it into the tubes I thought would work!

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  6. Great tip! Thank you for sharing!

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  7. I have see this before but I liked the zigzag finish.

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  8. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I'm positive it's considerably cheaper than all those bobbin organizers you can spend $30 at the store.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  9. That is an uber smart idea!!! Love it!

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  10. This is such a great idea! My 2 year old actually loves bobbins and as a result, I am always finding them in odd places. This might save me from all sorts of time spent searching through his toy boxes, etc., for the color I need! :)
    We have a friday link party- we'd love it if you'd link up tomorrow!

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  11. What a clever idea ! My DYI ribbon organizer is here http://angsandy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ribbon-organizer.html

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  12. Great idea! I will for sure be making some of these for my sewing friends!!

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