I use my icon, a 1958 Kenmore. It has a regular old fashioned metal pin to hold spools of thread. How can I use these types of spools? Thanks.
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I use my icon, a 1958 Kenmore. It has a regular old fashioned metal pin to hold spools of thread. How can I use these types of spools? Thanks.
I would suggest you get one of the heavy duty thread holders that sit behind or to the side of the machine.
http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Spoo...=thread+holder
June
Or sit it in a coffee mug behind your machine and thread as usual...
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Momto5
I agree. I have a spool holder just like the one sold at Amazon. I use it for the larger spools.Originally Posted by juneayerza
I too have this thread holder I use it with every machine I have. I never use the machines thread pin (holder) I haven't had a problem yet with any size or type of thread i put on it.
jeri
I'd rather not buy something new, can I really use a coffee mug?
That's what I do. The trick is to have a mug that is wide enough to allow the thread to unravel freely around the edges. The weight of the cone holds it in place. I run it through a taped on 1" piece of plastic straw on top of my machine. Don't ask me why I don't use a regular safety pin instead.
Linda
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I just use a glazed flower pot behind my machine, and tape a paperclip to the top of my nachine as a thread guide to get the thread to line up with the tension disks. Works just fine. What ever you put it in needs to have enough weight to hold itself still. Have fun!
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Here's what works for me with cones and oversized spools. I put an eye screw in an empty spool of thread and put it on the pin. I then put the cone or oversized spool in a cup behind the machine and run the thread through the eye.
I find it works better than the cone holders with the high thread arm for me.
That is so cool Belfrybat!! Thanks for posting the photo. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Thanks too Princess.
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