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Substitute for bobbins?

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Fluffypand Skiller	4 years, 5 months ago by Fluffypand So I do not have the time and patients to order bobbins and wait for it to come so are there any other ways to store thread? Pls tell me if u know. Thanks 😛
Clairaland Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by Clairaland You can wind them in cardboard or white card stock. Idk lol or wind them around your hands into a little bow thing lol
Moosey Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by Moosey Gonna be honest, what works for me is not winding the thread on anything. I just keep the skeins in boxes organized by brand. You could also organize by color. I have put the skeins in color-organized bags in the past. It definitely is not the best way of organization but it works for my brain since I am kinda an unorganized, all over the place kinda person.
Carina_C Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by Carina_C Take the thread and wrap it around your fingers, then wrap around the bundle. Unwrap the bundle as needed. I'm too cheap to buy bobbins and this is a great solution. 👍

Ava7475 Professional	4 years, 5 months ago by Ava7475 This might sound stupid but maybe save your toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls, and just wrap the string around those and just tape the ends down. Might not save a bunch of space but in theory it could work.
Fluffypand Skiller	4 years, 5 months ago by Fluffypand Thanks for all of the ideas @claraland imma try ur idea thanks
Fluffypand Skiller	4 years, 5 months ago by Fluffypand @Clairaland
2006_Mandy Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by 2006_Mandy I use cardstock paper
mayacs5 Professional	4 years, 5 months ago by mayacs5 I would take cereal boxes and cut them into squares or rectangles and use that. I found cardboard from amazon boxes and that sort of thing to be a little too thick, but that is just my personal preference.
rumpleknot Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by rumpleknot @Fluffypand i made my own bobbins. using water color paper/ any thick paper and i traced a “bobbin stencil” from google onto the paper then cut them out. hope this makes sense!
laxalldayz Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by laxalldayz I cut up a old colored pencils box and made them into bobbins.

amazingme Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by amazingme I keep the skeins in a bait box that I got from my grandpa
Paige_E Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by Paige_E When I first didn’t know where to buy bobbins I used a granola bar box and cut them into small rectangles. I would also cut a slit on each smaller side of the rectangle to keep the thread in so in doesn’t unwind
yurchenko9 Bracelet King	4 years, 5 months ago by yurchenko9 I keep mine in plastic pencil cases, one is for newer string and one is filled with scraps and bracelets I'm working on. But for bobbins you can use scraps of cardboard cut into squares 🙂
kayleer_04 Skiller	4 years, 5 months ago by kayleer_04 almost anything could work as long as its sturdy like i ripped apart a extra gum box ( if thats even what you call that ) and used that i would say recycle cardboard boxes etc.
beaumont Moderator	4 years, 5 months ago by beaumont The carboard will work out well. also you could just wrap it around and make a little bow too that worked when you don't have cardboard or anything
flybears Skiller	4 years, 5 months ago by flybears I use small pieces of paper like a folded sheet of paper into about 12 pieces and cut them out and fold them into thinner rectangles and then sort of fold the rectangle in half but not all the way but so it’s kind of a 90° angle and wrap my thread onto that

syd643 Professional	4 years, 5 months ago by syd643 Cardboard!
bunnyalpha Professional	4 years, 5 months ago by bunnyalpha You can use some cardboard from a box and cut some slits for the estate and end of your thread
mills23 Professional	4 years, 5 months ago by mills23 Take the papers off the thread, then fold it in 3 and place it in a space of a bead box. Sorry if that is confusing!

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