Welcome from So. Cal. Tartan is correct that you need to find out how the thread is on the spool. If it is the cross wound then you may need a thread stand. Which is not hard to make if you you have a cup, straw and a paper clip. You put the paper clip on the top of the straw , put the thread in the cup, bring the thread up thru the paper clip - I use a bobbin on the original thread spindle on the machine and thread it thru the hole in the bobbin so it will follow the path as if it were coming off the spool on the machine. Not sure that make a whole lot of sense. Or you can buy a thread stand. Just make sure it's near the spindle and not near the wheel on the end. (If the thread gets in there its another problem.)