Originally Posted by Cheshirecatquilter
If all the spools unwrap in the same direction one may rub against its neighbor and cause it to unwrap and result in a bird's nest inside the box. Alternate the direction of the spools and, when you yank a length of the one you want, if it contacts its neighbors it will cause them to rewind rather than unwind.
That is a great idea...I was thinking about putting a piece of double sided tape on the front of the box to stick the ends of the thread to so that would not happen.