You can use a thread stand which you can purchase anywhere. There are lots of various types from really expensive to cheap ones. Until you decide on which one to buy, you could always put the thread in a coffee cup and use a small safety pin taped to your machine as a guide. You thread the thread thru the little round end hole and then thru your normal machine thread guides. I did this for years before buying a thread stand. I use Connecting Threads larger spools all the time. Good luck.