Originally Posted by Prissnboot
I just set my spool in a glass or cup behind my sewing machine, kind of at the right hand side of the machine, and it works with no problem, and best of all, NO COST!
I also do this and in addition I put an empty bobbin on my regular thread spindle and wrap the thread around it once so that the tread feeds from the right direction. Works like a charm (and '0' dollars spent is an even better deal than $5.00 and up.)