I have the worst time using Coats & Clark thread because of the rough edge around the top and bottom of the spool. Does anyone have an idea as to how to cover it so I can use up some of the thread that I have. I have a Brother 2004D, and the thread keeps getting caught when it is coming off the thread spool on the edge, because it is so roughness there.
Maybe it's me, or do others have the same expirence.
Thanks,
lindainfl

Would taping it help?

I use an emery board to file down those edges. I hate them!

I insert mine thread in the opposite direction of the 'cut tab'. In my current machine the thread lays horizontal so the cut tab end goes at the back. In my other machine the thread is vertical and the cut tab end goes on the bottom because the thread is pulled in the opposite direction UP.

Ditto :thumbup:

hi linda, do you have any of the spool covers. they r white disks. my brothers sewing machine (1250D) came with 3 different sizes.

And how about getting the thread into the slot when you're finished using it? The new C & C spools don't have that notch in the edge of the spool top, they have of thin cut around the spool and it's a pain to trap the thread in it. May in Jersey

good tip!

Don't know if C&C does it, but many of the manufacturers make their spools so that the end comes off and you can lay your thread end across the end of the spool and snap the cap back on to hold it in place.

I like the new C & C spools. It's kind of tricky getting the thread in the groove, at either end of the spool, until you get the hang of it. The ends seem to be nice and smooth though.

emery board sounds good. i've taken the side of my scissor blade and scraped it smoother.

I use the emery boards too when I have a rough edge. :thumbup:

You can put glue on the slit to fill it up. That works.

I had a hard time too until I realized that the top pops up.

I simply put it on the vertical spool holder instead of the horizontal one. That's what they were made for.

I never use Coats and Clark. I use only Auriful on my Janome 6600. If you looked under a microscope at C&C you can see all the little spurs and imperfections. It will also clog up the bobbin.

I gave up and started buying Gutterman thread. It is more expensive but so is smashing your machine out of frustration. (That hasn't really happened but that is how I felt)

What? The tops pop up? I've been using the new spools since they came out and didn't know that, can't wait to get home to try it! :)

My two Juki TL98QE s come with a cap that fits on the spindle holding the spool and it is smooth and takes care of that problem.

I use it all the time and I clean out the bobbin area when putting in a full bobbin. Works great.

Thanks for the tips - didn't knoe the top pops off.

Amazing what you learn here. I didn't know the top popped up either.


Thanks, Nancy

Thanks everyone for all the great tips, in solving this
C&C problem. I know the thread is a little older, and C&C have come out with a better spool. The thread has been kept away from the light and so forth, which is why I wanted to get it used up.
Thanks to everyone.
lindainfl