Because this beginner's sewing machine doesn't require a pressed foot pedal,
a wound bobbin or a threaded needle, it also doesn't require all of the headaches — and hours spent decoding the instruction manual — that often accompany those aspects of a regular sewing machine.
(To be precise, I literally have to look up how to
wind a bobbin every time I use the sewing machine.)
Not exact matches
Because there's no thread involved, there are also no
bobbins to
wind or needles required.
Researchers report in the journal Lab on a Chip that they were able to tame unwieldy DNA chains by
winding them around micro «
bobbins» and locking them in place with micro «hooks.»
Things started out swimmingly, the
bobbin wound without incident — I was giddy.