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Originally Posted by Joy Higdon
These are not the cones. I have a cone holder but these are the Connecting Thread Essentials. They are 2 1/2 inches tall with a larger hole than regular spools.
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Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
For large spools that don't fit on my machine I grab a coffee cup, set it BEHIND my sewing machine inline with the spool pin. I put the spool in the cup and pull the end up, and to the RIGHT side of the spool pin I then put it around the front of the spool pin, and then go on to thread the machine like normal. I have NEVER had any trouble doing it this way and I pretty much do ALL my piecing this way!
I would take a picture but my camera battery died at the baseball game last night and I am to lazy to charge it right this moment! lol |
I didn't realize that the thread you were using was not cone thread. There is a wooden spool base that you can purchase that fits inside the larger spools to make the hole the right size for your machine. I have even used the wooden pins left after you finish a larger spool for the same purpose. Like my other stuff there is no manufacturers info on it.
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Originally Posted by mpspeedy
I didn't realize that the thread you were using was not cone thread. There is a wooden spool base that you can purchase that fits inside the larger spools to make the hole the right size for your machine. I have even used the wooden pins left after you finish a larger spool for the same purpose. Like my other stuff there is no manufacturers info on it.
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They work great on the thread stands that sre pictured above. I ordered mine from Nancys Notions. It is a metal one and I use them with all my thread.
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Thanks for asking this question Joy,I learned from the answers you recieved
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great tips!
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I mostly use a dinky Brother mechanical, and, I take a drinking straw and put it over the vertical thread holder on the top of the machine for these types of spools. They sort of bounce around if I am at top speed, but for piecing, not normally that fast, and all I have to do is every now and then make sure it is all still in place. I haven't had any major mishaps with this system.
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Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
I mostly use a dinky Brother mechanical, and, I take a drinking straw and put it over the vertical thread holder on the top of the machine for these types of spools. They sort of bounce around if I am at top speed, but for piecing, not normally that fast, and all I have to do is every now and then make sure it is all still in place. I haven't had any major mishaps with this system.
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The upright delivery system will be better than it spinning on a spindle.
spools like those essential threads from connecting threads are meant to be unwound off the end, like a cone. What I find is that a twisty kink develops as the spool spins. This and gutteman & mettler are the 3 threads I use, and cones for serging. |
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