Originally Posted by
maviskw
A friend of mine lays her cone on its side behind the machine. I would think that would play havoc with the tension, but she does this all the time. Also, just putting the cone into a cup wound make the tension really tight when the thread is coming from the back of the cone. I would think it would need a thread stand so that the thread comes off the top of the cone.
When you put a spool or cone into a cup you need to somehow rig a thread guide for it. One of my favorite things to use is one of those little black binder clips. I clip it sideways onto the vertical spool pin and run the thread through the flip part of it. Another way is to tape a paper clip to the back of your machine.
Cari