Making Your Own Bobbel Yarn Cakes

Good morning,
I hope I can ask my questions here.
I’ve read here that you can make Bobbels yourself too.
My question is about exactly how that works.
If I buy a large cone, do I first have to wind it onto 3 small cones? (If I want a 3-strand Bobbel.)
Or is a large cone already 3-strand?
Where do you buy the cones?

I’d really appreciate any tips.

Steffi

Cones are always single-strand.
So you’d first have to wind them into three small balls in order to make a three-strand Bobbel from them.
If I ever feel like winding my own, my source would be the same one I use for ready-made Bobbels:

EDIT Mario
Please no external links

Hi there

Take a look here.

EDIT Mario
Please no external links

I’m from Suhl too, Steffi.

hi Tanzende nadel,

I’m not from Suhl, I’m from the Rhön.
MRSUHL is actually mrs uhl

Thanks for the tips.
I’ll have to think carefully about whether I want to try this. The cones are really expensive, and my budget won’t stretch that far.

Sorry.

I probably should have cleaned my glasses first.

Kind regards, Sylvia

Hihi, no problem, Sylvia,

I changed my username a little.

Can you also use cones of overlock thread? Or is overlock thread different?
There are so many different thicknesses, and that confuses me.
Overlock threads are 100% polyester. Has anyone tried this before?

Can you also use overlock thread cones? Or is overlock thread different?
There are so many different weights, and that confuses me.
Overlock thread is 100% polyester. Has anyone done this before?

Hi Steffi

I don’t know anything about making Bobbels myself either. But I’d just give it a try.


Best wishes, Sylvia
P.S. Just make sure the yarns you’re combining are the same thickness. Otherwise, it’ll look weird. :-)