put it in a saucer behind your machine. Take a large paper clip and open one side and tape it to the back of your machine and thread the thread thru it for a guide.
Works just fine.

FIL made me one many years ago. Until you can find one or make one you can wind on bobbins and use for top thread that way.

I actually saw that someone cut the top off of a spool that fit their machine and pushed it inside the cone. It worked for them and cost nothing.

You need an extra stand for the thread cone. JoAnn has a cheap one (I think it was under $4,oo), but there is a nice on for $15.oo that you can order from www.redrockthreads.com. It is heavy and won't tip over. (I hope the quoted prices haven't changed too much, I am not that often in the States!)

You can buy or make a large spool holder that you stand behind or next to your machine. Lots of people just sit them inside a coffee mug to prevent them falling over.

The spool holder in your link is the exact one I have and it works wonderfull. I will never buy a small spool of thread again.

I sanded a short piece of 2X4, bent a piece of hanger in two and drilled little holes for the end. That's where the cone sits. One more hole, inserted another piece of wire hanger there and made a loop on the other end. Been using them for years.

Inside the cone should be a label telling you what the thread is. I find lots of cotton wrapped poly and even some 100% cotton threads. I just make sure to use the same weight in the bobbin and adjust the bobbin and top tension.

Flowerjoy, When I am making a quilt, I go ahead and wind half a dozen bobbins before I start, then I only have to swith them out and not rethread my machine. Hope that helps.

The only dumb question is the one that is never asked.

I always use the large cones of thread when I am sewing/quilting at home. They are also cheaper to buy. I save my smaller spools to take to class or quilt meetings.

be careful of the type of thread on large spools. sometimes it is serger thread and shouldn't be used in place of regular thread.

It depends on the type of thread you're using....like embroidery thread are not for FW? I seemed to think cotton thread are for regular machine whereas sergers thread are for Sergers and embroidery for embroidery machine OR am i wrong?

Those big cones are designed for sergers but as long as the thread unwinds from the top and not from the side the thread will come off as designed. I use them all the time. I also heard that to freshen them up (if they are getting old) you put them in plastic bag and place in the freezer. Haven't tried it yet, but that is what I heard.

I use a mug or CD holder and you can tape a safety pin for your guide to your machine.
Happy stitching!

The cone thread holder that dritz sells isn't a good one, the whole thing is plastic and over time the long rod bends over. You want a stand that is all metal. The cones of serger thread aren't meant for regular sewing of clothing,quilts etc..

There are many different types of thread on the large spools, so yes, make sure you get what you want to use in your sewing. As far as having to stop and wind bobbins, I would suggest to some of you out there to try prewound bobbins. I know they sound expensive but they hold a great deal more thread on them than a bobbin you wind at home. Take a look at the Superior Thread web site. There is a wealth of information on this site.
Happy Sewing!

me too! If it is a cone and will stand on its own just set it behind the machine.

My husband made one for me and there is a picture of it somewhere here on the board. I have a Husquavarna also and must leave the top up to accomodate the thread coming across but I love it. I may have to do bobbins but rarely have to rethread my machine.

I am in total agreement with purplefiend above...

Get the thread stand, but get a metal one...they are cheap...like $8...and don't create the static electricity that the plastic one will.

I love my big cones...

Julie

Just be sure that the thread is not meant for the serger as the thread is only a 2 ply twist instead of 3 ply as standard thread is. Also you do not need anything special for your machine just set the thread in front of the machine and turn on of your spool pins in the upright position and lay the thread over it and then thread as normal and you will not have any problems. Also in case you do not know it you can wind a bobbin without unthreading the needle on the Viking 750.

They have the Dritz thread holder at JoAnns and I bought mine with a 50% off coupon.

In a pinch, I have even used a drinking straw. It fits over the spool holder and extends out enough for a cone. You can cut the straw to fit your large spool. I have used it many times on my FW and Viking with absolutely no trouble at all.

I close the top on my HV Sapphire 875, I thread it through the space between the lid and the machine.

I put my cones in an empty coffee can. Have a large safety pin taped to the rear of my machine (behind where a spool would go) and I feed the thread thru the pin's hole before doing the machine threading.
I had no luck at all with various stands and I had 3 different ones.

I have the plastic thread holder that is most common but I was thinking about putting it in my travel bag and getting one of the metal flower cone holders.

Sounds like 'the' solution. I have a rainbow stash of thread cones, 30 years old, from our defunct sewing factory. Stands have been partially successful.

I just stick a regular spool inside the cone and it works perfectly. :lol:

i use them all the time, i just set the cone down in back of my machine so that it spins off the top and thread as usual. have no problem. good value and love it

I found that if I first thread the thread thru the eye that is on my bobbin winder then thread as normal. The only draw back is if you have to wind a bobbin you have to unthread your machine and then rethread it.

yes you can either buy a large spool holder that sits behind your machine and you thread it just like you would with reg. thread on your machine. I teach a class here and so my husband made several out of 2x4 piece and a small dowel to hole the thread and a wire hanger cut off with a round section on top to run the thread through, a lot cheaper. the 2x4 just makes it sturdy you could use a thinner piece

I didn't know there were machines that had to be unthreaded to fill the bobbin!

yes you can...and there is a NEW tool out on the market to help you do that without using one of those flimsy thread holders...

it is the "thread stem" from quilter's paradise! They sell for only $3.25 (my price is $2.75) and they are made in the USA....
http://www.quiltersparadiseesc.com/O...Directions.pdf

the only thing I have found is that is you have a cone that is thinning down, place it in a wide mouth jar with marbles at the bottom to keep it from toppling over...

My DH made mine out of a sturdy clothes hanger and it works great for me.

I've been using huge cones of thread on my domestic machine without any problem. At the beginning I used a clean jar that I placed the cone in and then ran the thread up the wall and through a cup hook (at one time I just put a piece of tape over some batting and taped it to the wall to run the thread behind). I just thread the machine normally. I did eventually buy a cone thread holder to set behind the machine. I think the jar idea would work with the large spools, so you could lay them on their side. Good Luck!

I use THOUSANDS of yards of cone thread--my favorite is the cotton wrapped poly made by American Threads-----
have no idea if they are still in business, as I bought over 50 full and a bunch of partial15,000 YARD cones when a blouse factory went out of business years ago.

Remember that a lot of these cones you see are for sergers and only 2 ply thread which isn't recommended for piecing or quilting. Buy only thread that is for quilting.

I have a really cheap and easy solution I've been using for years. Thought I'd share it visually:

http://blog.ajpadilla.com/2010/09/11...-thread-stand/

Those big spools of thread usually have a cone shaped center, there are adapters you can buy that fit the inside of them - you just place the adapter on your regular spindle.

My old Brother's spindle broke off and can't be replaced so I use a empty jam jar to hold regular spools of thread, just place the jar behind my machine. It's kind of annoying because it does make a lot of noise so I'm looking to buy an spool holder but not the plastic ones Joann's had.

This is what I do also and I have had no problem with this. I use a Janome MC 3000 and it sews great with the larger spools

I also use a thread cone holder my hubby made when I showed him what I wanted. Try putting your large cone in a cup IN FRONT OF THE MACHINE, threading it around the spool holder up top and the usual way thereon. Should work, you just need to put your machine back a little bit to make room for coffee cup. Takes a long time to use up those large spools,mno need to worry about running out of thread at an important moment.