janjanq

might try that. Thanx!

Jingle

I only use C&C thread and C&C quilting thread. Quilting thread has a thick paper spool nothing to get caught on. For the regular thread and spool I just use a cap that came with my machines.

Queenbarbiej

If you don't use the notch to hold your thread in place after usage, you could use a hot glue gun and but a small bead of glue on the outer edge.

Onebyone

Flipping ends shouldn't make any difference in that or am I missing something?

Tartan

I have used an exact knife to cut into the spool top at the opposite side of the slit. This pops out a divot of the spool top and I sand it smooth.

WMUTeach

Just a thought but if the sanding down with a nail file is not enough how about painting that little slit in the rim with nail polish?

Fastpedal

I had this problem with my Artistic 18 sit-down. Very frustrating. I also tried smoothing the notch with sandpaper. That helped some but still the problem happened. I put on the white spool disc that came with the machine and I now have only an occassional problem with the thread spooling.

Chris G

Easy solution! Keep an emery board in your sewing supplies. Simply file the rough ‘pimples’ off those spools! It takes about 30 seconds out of your momentum! 😁

carol45

I learned, probably on this board, to mark the slit area with a black Sharpie. Then I always put the black mark face down.

sewnclog

If you don't have a thread cap if you have a thread stand use it to thread the thread up through the loop at the top so the thread comes off with the spool horizontal and up to the hook or loop, then thread it normally bypassing it hitting the ends of the thread at all. I have to do that with some of my embroidery thread that is cross wound; if it's the small spools, when the thread spool gets low it sticks in the ends and breaks; this helps stop this. Good luck. I too have filed down the ends of the spools, knife, file, scraper, whatever works to get the nubs off the ends.