Originally Posted by luana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnO5K6AA2sY I hope you can see this video about how the thread comes off the spool. Hope it helps.[/QUOTE

Thanks for the link, the video was interesting, and so were others I watched which were made by the same person. However, it did not help my situation. I already have a built in thread stand on my machine (Brother 1500). Also I have a spool cap on top of my spool of thread which holds the spool steady while thread is coming off. My thread looks more like a spool but the thread is cross-wound, therefore acts like a cone. (Aurifil). Thanks for all replies, offers of help, I appreciate them.