Cone thread holder
#21
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#23
I put mine in a large coffee cup behind my machine. Works great for me. I bought a metal thread holder several years back & for the life of me I can't find it since I moved 6 years ago. Probably packed away in the garage. Have no idea but since I didn't want to buy another one I just use the coffee cup
#24
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I use a thread cone standing behind and slightly to the right of my machine and have no problems. Mine is a really old one and very heavy so it doesn't move or tip. When I wind a bobbin, I run the thread up over the bar on top of the thread cone and usually place my hand in the area of the machine's spool holder to let the thread run over my fingers and into the guide at the same angle as if it was coming off the spool holder. It works fine that way.
#26
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When I use my thread holder with my Bernina, I just thread it normally. If I am winding a bobbin, I have the thread go by the thread post (where a normal spool would be) and then the rest is normal. If you get an uneven wind, I usually put a new bobbin and try to get the bobbin thread off onto a new bobbin. I watch carefully that it winds properly.
Last edited by quiltsRfun; 08-27-2015 at 08:24 PM.
#27
You run your thread through the same path as always. I have the heavy metal bases on mine and I always regardless of what spool of thread I use, I guide my thread onto my bobbins between my fingers. I like nice even tightly wound bobbins and so does my machines.
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