I have a Brother PE-770 embroidery machine. While the machine stitches out well, it does become a bit cantankerous when it comes to the tension. Generally speaking, I use (or I used to use) white or black thread in the bobbin. Until the bobbin thread started showing up on the top.
The tension was off. It was obvious the machine was "stressing out" about something...haha. I tried everything that was recommended, including watching Youtube videos, changing needles, trying out different stabilizers, to get the tension to "calm down" but the machine wasn't having any of it. So, I came up with (I think) the optimal solution: order a 100 pack of "agreeable" (machine congruent) bobbins on Amazon and have a matching, fully-wound bobbin for each spool of thread. That way, I never have to be concerned if the bobbin thread shows up on top.
Yes, I am still being aware of the stitch quality. Yes, I do have the change the bobbin with each thread color change. Yes, it is a little bit of an inconvenience. And yes, the bobbin storage idea I came up with doesn't make it more convenient. As in, the bobbin still has to be slipped in and out of a little bag (in case you are wondering, I couldn't slide the bobbin onto the spool pin, as the bobbin hole is too small or the pin is too big... you decide how to perceive it...haha. Ergo the idea for the little bag).
Despite some inconsequential inconveniences, the bobbin storage idea solves other problems. I've previously stored my bobbins in containers designed expressly for that purpose. These containers store only a certain amount of bobbins, which means I will need several of them to store all of my bobbins. So, now I have to figure out where I am going to store the bobbin cases that are storing my bobbins. What a quandary! Especially when you've got about 40 square feet of space to compact everything into.
There is also another issue those bobbin cases can't resolve, i.e. how to keep the thread from coming off of the bobbin. I am not a fan of using tape of any sort to hold the thread in place. So, with no holds barred, the bobbin thread continues to unwind itself, and the bobbin case becomes a nest of free-roaming thread.
I had to have a solution that would store the bobbin in a way where the thread can't unwind. Likewise, I wanted the bobbin to be stored along with the matching spool of thread, to prevent having more storage cases sitting around. The answer became clear...eventually: place the bobbin in a small, sealable bag, poke a bulb pin through the side of the bag, and slip the wide part of the pin onto the thread spool in the thread storage container. It works. I like it. Case closed.
The bags are the Hello Hobby brand, 100 pack, reclosable bags from Walmart. They are 1.5 inches x 2 inches, a perfect size for housing bobbins. The only other item needed are the bulb pins, which I got from Hobby Lobby. The photo below gives a close-up view of how my bobbin storage idea works in the thread storage containers.
