I use a standing toilet paper holder that I found at a local hardware store. I hope that you'll be able to see how I have arranged it in these photos. The toilet paper stand, with the cone on it, stands on a stool to the right and behind my sewing cabinet. The thread comes off the spool without the cone having to turn around, since the narrow end of the cone is aimed at the sewing machine. I just bring the thread up to the machine and around the ordinary thread spool pin, then over to thread as usual. I put one of the red felt circles that usually sit under a spool over the pin to hold the thread down lightly. This has worked very well for me.