I bought a stand called the Thread Tamer by Wonderfil thread. It works like a charm! I saw it at our annual sewing/craft fair here and it works well for all kinds of specialty threads. It is available online if you do a search. The small metallic thread spools turn as the thread is used and no tangling or twisting occurs that way (flat spools on top and bottom of spool). However, I have a lot of other spool shapes so ended up putting them on the bottom of the stand where they couldn't rotate. They are too big to fit in the area where the spool turns for the flat spools. However, they worked well on that stand, too as the thread went straight up and then across to the threading area.