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GLAD THIS EXISTS

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024

Handy bobbin winder, can be plugged in or used with batteries. It's speedy and I like the fact that I don't have to unthread my machine to be able to wind bobbins, I can do it all with this device. My one issue is that there isn't an off button (only an on button) because it automatically stops when the bobbin is full...but sometimes I don't want to completely fill my bobbin, especially if I don't have a ton of thread left on the spool.

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Trinity Rajch

Hot Mess of Garbage

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024

Oh my goodness this thing is a hot mess of garbage!! It is lightweight cheap plastic, does not work, and it a waste of time all around. I sew for a living, it is my business to work with a bobbin and thread and I could not get this thing to work to save my life! I tried several different types of thread and sizes of spools but they all either tangled or wound unevenly. Some spools even flew off the machine, probably trying to tell me to stop wasting their thread trying to use this thing! It was extremely disappointing since I would really love to not have to unthread my machine to wind bobbins, but it seems, for now, that is my lot in life until I find something better!! I do not recommend this machine!

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Nicole

GLAD THIS EXISTS

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023

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Works while my embroidery machine is working, and works well, and quickly. Not the sturdiest product, but works well, and will just sit beside my machine, ready to work.

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Trinity Rajch

Hot Mess of Garbage

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024

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Jody K.

Thread Winder

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024

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Great product, easy to use & saves wear & tear on my sewing machines for filling bobbins. This one was for my girlfriend who quilts a lot. Happy Sewer here!

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Joan Lichtenstein

Works Great!

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024

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I bought this because my little Singer Featherweight does not wind bobbins. My other machines can’t wind the little bobbins, so I borrowed my friend’s Side winder, and it worked so great I had to buy my own one. Spectacular!!!

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Candy

Easy to use

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024

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I love how easy this is to operate, and its compact size. It will save your sewing machine wear and tear.

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Suxanne

Shame on Simplicity

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022

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It's shame they did not put more into this little gadget. It's very cheaply made, like... Chinese 1$ toy cheap. No one seems to make a bobbin winder that is truly any good. I read a review on this compared to the 99$ version of the same thing and she said that honestly this one was the better of the 2. How sad is that? Yes it winds bobbins. I won't say they are beautifully wound bobbins but it does wind them. I want to say it's a sorry piece of crap, but I'll refrain because it does do the intended job and for 26$ it's a handy back up choice. I had to have it because I broke the bobbin plate on my Janome S7 and while waiting for the replacement part I needed to wind bobbins. I looked at every available machine on the web and Amazon at price points from this to 128$, none have good reviews and are completely hit and miss as to function and quality. So here we are. For me this will only be used as a backup source and not as something I would want to use every day. The bobbin was tough getting on the spindle, I had to jam it on there. The thread spool holder pulls up and is terribly wobbly, epic design fail. 🤷 The stop start button can get stuck down. It's a bit ridiculous really.

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Debra C. Swing

Doesn’t work well with large or tall spools of thread.

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023

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Great idea. The spool holder just needs to be a little taller so large spools can be used.

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nan1

works

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024

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It is a bit small but it is a lifesaver for winding bobbins. My machine was not winding bobbins, this did the trick. I was using large quilting thread spools (had large center core) and had to keep my hand over it while the machine wound the bobbin otherwise it would have spun off. Works well with regular sized spools. I am careful with it as it is lightweight.

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G. Lewis

It's Usable

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024

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The unit seems a little rickety but it does a decent job. The problem is the bobbin does not wind evenly so I had to guide it with my hand. That made it better but it still wasn't that great. I wouldn't buy this unit again.

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