Originally Posted by Craftygirl
I'm puzzled about this. Unless you have an extral reel of thread in the same colour, wouldn't you have to unthread your sewing machine anyway to get the reel off to put on the sidewinder. Or am I missing the point completely.
Yes, you'd need an extra spool of thread. I usually keep several of the neutrals on hand. I don't have a sidewinder but my machine has a separate bobbin winder.