Simplicity 388175A Sidewinder Portable Automatic Bobbin Winder Machine, 120 Voltage, White

This little bobbin under is a gem. My winder on sewing machine decided to give up. Rather than take my machine apart, I bought this. Works fast. Winds evenly. Low cost. The cord is a little short but it didn’t matter because the product is so useful.

This product is great. This item is easy to use and convenient. I have always had to take so much time to wind bobbins but this is awesome to use and quickly completes the task. Even as a beginner, this is one part of sewing that is uncomplicated.

I love having matching bobbins for each thread color. Having this separate bobbin winder means I don't have to stop what I am doing on the machine and spin up the right color bobbin. Also, I can make a bunch of bobbins anywhere instead of sitting at the sewing machine. It's very practical if you are into making bobbins.

The unit I recieved didn't work properly. There were 2 speeds...on and off. The winding went so fast and would not stop and the thread ended up overflowing to the spindle but the machine continued to wind it. I had to unplug it to turn it off. The little button to push to turn on had no effect in turning it off. Having read the reviews, I took a chance but for the price it should have worked, but felt like cheap junk. Returned.

I used it with both regular and serger threads. If you use a serger bobbin, you need to hold it up at an angle like on the picture. If you use the automatic stop feature, the bobbin will not be fully full, you will need to continue manually to fill it a bit more. As you can see on the pictures (for the green thread), I have use the automatic stop feature on one (has the least thread), and I continue pressing on the read button until full for the other bobbin. On the pictures, you can also see that the filling of the bobbins are not even, but it doesn’t bother me. The tension is good, and the quite strong. For the green thread, it was not that noisy, but for the purple, it was more noisy. I did notice that the purple thread was spread more evenly than the green one. Putting and removing the bobbin on the feeder was a bit hard; I hope it will last in time. The winder is very easy to use and the speed is right. Overall, I’m satisfied with this little machine so far.

The Bobbin Side Winder unit is a great addition to any seamstress to prepare for a large sewing project. Speec, storage capacity, functional and low noise when using.

I received the product on time. When I treaded the Bobbin, it was hard to get the Bobbin over the Bobbin holder because of the metal hook on the post. I finically got it on. It threaded uneven, the bottom didn't fill like the top. Then I had a hard time getting the bobbin back off. My machine uses plastic bobbins. I was disappointedIn the machine!

It saves alot of aggregation in winding bobbins. I had looked at a singer at joanns and almost bought it but so glad I waited, and purchased this one. It does everything I want. Very simple. I've wound 3 bobbins and very pleased.