Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts
If you have a horizontal spool pin make sure the thread comes off the back and over the top. This put that little notch to the right instead of the left. If it is a vertical pin have the thread come off the right side of the spool, this puts the notch on the bottom. Every spool of thread with a notch is always on the same end. It works every time no matter the manufacturer.
What a simple solution. Now if only I can retrain my lefty brain, because it insists that the thread must come off the left side, which of course puts the notch on the top every time!