thank you for asking this question, I needed to know too....

to luckydenny regarding thread.

I used to think there was differencein serger thread but tried it in my machine. works good although it leaves more lint by needle so I clean that out. maybe if I had larger eye needle it wouldn't do that but it seems strong and not easy to break. Maybe others have more opinions too.

Only prob I see is bit more lint, but some brands seem to be more linty than others . Oh, I also wind lots of bobbins in generic colors too.( Gray or white)

I am excited, a quilting friend bought me a cone holder and I am buying the thread from her, so will get to try this first time. the savings is really awesome. :)

I put my spool in the top drawer of the cabinet. It works well unless I close the drawer then the thread breaks.

I recently bought an adapter at Joann's and I really like it. You can see the picture of it on Amazon, and you don't have to pay the shipping if you have a Joann's near you.

My husband made me a cone spool holder out of a piece of wood and a metal rod from a campaign poster, that had been placed in our yard. I use the cardboard from the poster to make stencils. lol

I recently had to deal with this also. the only thing i had here at the time was some metal washers-I put them up inside the cones worked great for a while. Not my finest moments in time, they kept falling out. I was gona go check for bigger ones that would fit inside but forgot. I had a cone holder and threw it away with empty spool not thinking. Why d ont they make them to sell also? Anyone who has electronics on there Machines--do NOT use the Plastic Cone holders--for some reason they make static? and it can mess with ur machine. I got tired of chassing the thread with it that i just made me one out of a coated hanger and a flower pot, works great till the thread get down to last of it then to light to stay in place....tall2

I bought a plastic one that works just fine then I made one from blocks of wood and a wire clothes hangar.

i use a glass jar to hold the big cone of thread , i place it behind my machine , works great

When I use my quilting thread cones for home sewing or embroidery...I use a glass measuring cup, behind the machine, to the right. Then I run the thread up to the top thread post, and thread as I normally would. Some need a high eye above the glass cup... a metal coat hanger cut and bent..then taped to the outside of the cup works perfectly.