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    Old 06-30-2010, 01:18 PM
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    I am pretty new to sewing and quilting. I have a question about thread. I see people talking about using the cones on their machines. I use just the old traditional spools of thread. How do you guys use that on a regular machine? I think i read someone posted about setting cone next to machine but is this how it works or do I need to find an extension for my spool thingy? Help!

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    Old 06-30-2010, 01:53 PM
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    You can put the thread in a mug beside/behind your machine that way it doesn't roll all over the place.
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    Old 06-30-2010, 01:59 PM
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    They also have cone thread holders that stand on the table next to your machine.
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    Old 06-30-2010, 02:07 PM
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    My son made a spool holder from a $1.00 Paper towel holder
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    Be sure the thread holder is heavy and won't tip over.
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    Old 06-30-2010, 02:22 PM
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    what wonderful ideas I find here. I wondered how that would work.
    Altho I got a new machine, I can use that idea when using my old Singer.
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    Old 06-30-2010, 02:43 PM
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    Thank you all! This is perfect!

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    Old 06-30-2010, 03:16 PM
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    Tracy, using a spool or a cone is a personal preference, but in the cone you get much more thread. Most spools are filled in such a way that the thread has to be pulled from the side, on the regular thread dispenser of the machine. Cones are too big and can not be placed on the machine, and that's when you use whatever attachment you have next to the machine. Also they are filled differently. I personally prefer cones, because I sew a lot and hate it when the spool finishes. If only I could use something that size on my bobbin I would be set for life.
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    Old 06-30-2010, 03:22 PM
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    Originally Posted by Up North
    My son made a spool holder from a $1.00 Paper towel holder
    Oh this is excellent. Thank you for the photo. I have tons of cones and had something rigged up to create the idea yours does but for some reason it began pulling the top thread tension to tight. I started winding it onto bobbins and sewing the top thread off of a bobbin spool. It is a pain because I have to watch that it doesn't spin too fast and wrap the thread around the spool holder. I have tried putting it in a bowl or something but I get too much tension that way too. Thanks again./Regards, Dorothy
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    Old 06-30-2010, 04:06 PM
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    If your really creative you can take a regular spool and cram it into the cone and set it back on your spool pin and it will work. I do that with a few of my vintage machines here inside my house but I have a spool holder in my studio I made and it was not all that expensive.


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    Spool holder in the Studio
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    Looks silly but it works
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