La Pierre Studio Magic Bobbin Genie Bobbin Washers

Wouldn’t it be nice if your bobbin thread could feed as smoothly and evenly as your top thread? Now it can! Magic Bobbin Washers are small Teflon washers sit inside your bobbin case and help your bobbin thread glide smoothly and evenly while you quilt.

Here’s how it works: Within the bobbin case of most machines, there’s a little extra space around the bobbin that lets it rattle around just a bit too much. Bobbin washers fill in this extra space, making the bobbin feed more evenly and consistently as it spins.

How your bobbin spins is extremely important because sometimes a quick jerk of thread will cause the bobbin thread to spin so fast it spins backwards. This is called backlash and it usually results in a nasty knot of thread on the back of your quilt. By filling in the extra space within the bobbin case, backlash can be almost entirely eliminated by using bobbin washers!

These magic bobbin washers are very easy to use. Just drop a washer into your bobbin case and replace the bobbin and insert it into your machine just like normal. One washer can easily last over a year, and each pack comes with twelve washers–making them perfect to share with friends. Little Genie Bobbin washers work in home sewing machines – in both top loading and side loading bobbin cases. You do not need to remove the washer for piecing or applique as they can help your thread feed more smoothly for all types of machine work.