If you have a whole lot of sewing to do and can afford it, an automatic bobbin winder is a godsend. If you’re [Mr. Innovative], you build one yourself out of acrylic, aluminium, and Arduinos.

Even if you’ve never threaded a needle or even heard of bobbin, you’ve probably heard about Brother sewing machines. Throughout its 115-year history, Brother Industries has developed into a ...

Your machine is likely to come with a few bobbins that you can wind with different colors of thread. Needles: Of course, your sewing machine needs a needle to punch through fabric and make stitches.

A sewing machine is a fantastically useful thing to own, but too often sewing machines end up languishing in a closet because something wasn't working quite right the last time you tried to use it ...

Sharie: We're calling it Cosmic Bobbins Sewing Apprenticeship Program. I think you should call it Cosmic College! The store is located at 13226 Shaker Square in Cleveland.

That was lesson No. 1. Then, since the machine had only one bobbin, I went online to eBay and bought four “vintage” bobbins in a package from the 1950s or 60s for about $2.50 each.