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a bumping thread

(15 Posts)
karmalady Fri 03-May-24 06:52:49

to bump quickly

Grannynannywanny Fri 03-May-24 06:53:56

Bump

LucyAnna Fri 03-May-24 06:57:00

Bump

karmalady Fri 03-May-24 06:59:56

bump

nanaK54 Fri 03-May-24 07:00:59

Bump

karmalady Fri 03-May-24 07:02:34

xx

Georgesgran Fri 03-May-24 07:03:33

Bump

aggie Fri 03-May-24 07:08:29

Ditto

nanaK54 Fri 03-May-24 07:12:23

Bump

karmalady Mon 06-May-24 06:08:39

again

karmalady Mon 06-May-24 06:58:17

xx

utterbliss Mon 06-May-24 12:44:10

Sorry but what is Bump ?

westendgirl Mon 06-May-24 12:46:14

Exactly utterbliss..What is the purpose of the Bump ? Thank you for asking .

RosiesMaw Mon 06-May-24 13:59:24

What’s its point?

grandtanteJE65 Mon 06-May-24 15:37:11

What IS a bumping thread?

Logically, it should be a faulty brake line on a car, or alternatively a sewing machine spool that has overwound itself - this is actually possible on modern machines, with the happy result that you cannot actually sew with the spool you have just threaded.