What’s the Project? Tired of loose bobbins unraveling all over your sewing room? These simple bobbin storage ideas will help keep your bobbins organized, easy to find, and—most importantly—keep those thread tails from turning into one giant tangled mess.
Bobbin Storage Ideas for Your Sewing Room
Bobbins are tiny. How do they manage to create such a BIG mess?
One loose thread catches another, you pull out the bobbin you need, and suddenly five more are coming along for the ride. Or even better—you find a thread attached to your foot and realize you’ve been unwinding a bobbin across the sewing room. Been there.
Luckily, bobbin storage doesn’t have to be complicated.
There are all kinds of clever ways to keep bobbins contained, organized by color, and ready when you need them. Some use actual bobbin organizers, while others repurpose inexpensive things you may already have around the house.
10+ Ways to Organize and Store Your Bobbins
Take a look through the bobbin storage ideas below and find one that works for your sewing space.
Because spending ten minutes untangling bobbin thread when you could be sewing? No thank you.
Bobbin Tamers
These little hair ties are the perfect thing for keeping those bobbins tamed.
Elastic Bobbin & Thread Pair
This is a great trick for keeping your bobbin with your thread together. No need to guess if they match or not.
DIY Bobbin Holder
Use a peg on a board holder for your bobbins.
Take a look at more inspiration for storing your bobbins. Some of these are genius!
Bobbin Storage Products
You’ll find more than enough ideas and products here to keep your sewing room organized.
Single Bobbin Storage Box
These empty boxes hold a lot of individual bobbins. Perfect for organizing your custom colors.
Bobbin Boat
These little boats sit on any flat surface and are perfect for packing away.
Rubber Bobbin Holders – Circle
These are similar to the boats – but are circles. They hold a lot of bobbins.
Set of Bobbin Holders
This set includes the little loop that holds the bobbin to the larger thread spool and then wraps that go around the bobbins to keep the loose thread under control.
More Bobbin Storage Inspiration
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Here are some more helpful storage ideas:
Do you have a trick for keeping your bobbins untangled?
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