Homemade Bobbins

	Floss Holder Bobbins Great for handheld cards that have tight slots. They don't need to have any weight, since the slots provide the tension.

	Floss Holder Bobbins You can make bobbins like the floss bobbins by cutting them out of a piece of cardboard from cereal box, notepad cardboard, box cardboard, etc. Here I've cut out a bobbin pattern from lined note paper and used that as my template to cut 8 cardboard bobbins. They are about 1.5 inches wide by 2 inches tall.

	Paperclip Bobbins Great for handheld cards that have tight slots. They don't need to have any weight, since the slots provide the tension. Use the large size paperclips (approx 2 inches ong). I usually use the plastic coated paperclips but the all metal paperclips work just as well. Use a pair of plyers to bend up each end, this helps keep the thread on the bobbin, secure thread with a half hitch.

	Penny Bobbins Great for handheld cards that have loose slots. They provide some weight and keep the thread under tension. Made from the deep cut doll making bobbins (found at craft stores) and pennies. The best glue is either heavy-duty hot glue, or airplane glue. Other glues are too brittle or don't hold well enough to withstand the strain of the bobbins hitting each other.

	Full Weight Bobbins Great for Marudais. The weight can be modified to fit your current project's requirements. Made from clothes pin doll pins and bases (found at craft stores), and washers and nuts (found at hardware stores). Glue the base onto the pin. I use Aleen's Craft glue. Place the base upside down about 1/2 inch up from the bottom of the pin. Buy a selection of washers and nuts (making sure they have a wide enough center hole). Weigh them when you get them home, and decide which ones you need to give you the desired weight(s) of bobbins -- remember to include the weight of the bobbin in the total weight. I like to put a washer on top of the nuts, to give me a good base to wind the thread onto.