Originally Posted by
Tfch8184
Can you use cones of thread with a regular old sewing machine? If so is there a stand or something that you get to put the cone on?
My janome has a the upright and horizontal thread spoil but they are way too short to use a cone on. But for economical purposes if I can figure out how to use a cone of thread with my machine that would be awesome.
I know there are stands specifically made for this purpose. I also saw a way to make one and I can't remember where I read it but this is what I remember about it. They used the inner part of the container that you buy blank cds or dvds in. When you buy a large container, it has a tall spindle that the cone can sit on and then they suggested a safety pin to put on your machine's thread spool and pass the thread through it. So if you have the cds or dvds on hand this would be a very economical way of providing the use of the large cones of thread. I hope that I expressed this clear enough that you get the idea.