Desperate--Monopoly thread keeps breaking

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Originally Posted by gramajo

It was breaking in the tensioners. I think it may have been getting caught at the spool. Putting the spool in a mug and running the thread over the top of my machine seems to have solved the problem.

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Good thinking! I've had the same problem with a particular spool of Gutermann invisible thread and I'm going to try the mug method, too. Thanks!

Just a note if you are going to but a Free Standing Spool holder - check out the one made by Superior. It really is superior.

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Originally Posted by quiltstringz

Just a note if you are going to but a Free Standing Spool holder - check out the one made by Superior. It really is superior.

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Thanks for the info. My quilting DD has already been told it should be added to my Christmas wish list. lol

i can't really express how happy it makes me feel that the solution to this problem was to put the thread in a mug.

thanks for such a great smile on such a rainy crappy day :)

aileen

Glad to hear you got your thread problem worked out. I use Superior Monopoly often, without problems. I do have one of those Superior "superior" thread holders though. :p

Since you solved your problem by putting the thread in a mug, I'm going to assume that you are using a cone of thread, not a spool...because spools and cones are wound differently, a spool has to be in a vertical position for the thread to come off it properly and a spool needs to be horizontal. Just one more thing to think about!