Hey everyone, i have some serger thread that i want to try on my regular sewing machine, you know, the type of thread that's on those big cones. How can i get the big cone to work on my machine?

Doe you have a post for the larger size thread ? My machine has two holders .

Another thing I have seen is there is some kind of post that holds it behind the machine maybe Clotildes ???

hey sharon, no just a regular post, maybe i will have to wind it onto bobbins and use4 a bobbin on the top of my machine

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The cones used on a serger need to have the thread pulled from the top. You can find at any store where you find sewing supplies a thread holder that will pull the thread from the top and direct it to your machine. I found this one:

http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?prod_id=700

Oh Maride, thank you, now i get it lol i didnt know the thread got pulled from the top :) :) :)

Glad I could help.

In a pinch you can tape a needle to the top of your machine with the eye pointing away from the machine. Place your cone under the needle, bring the thread through the eye and then thread your machine.

I have some serger thread also. Is it ok to use it in a regular sewing machine? I thought I read somewhere on this board that it wasn't a good idea?

I just set the cone on the table at the end of my sewing machine (close to my machine) and bring the thread up the end of the sewing machine and across the top and thread it the regular way. On the top of my machine I just bring the thread on one side of the post and that holds it from falling off. I never have had any problems with it comming off the top of the cone this way. I do this alot with big projects that take alot of thread.

thanks for the info.

Ok, you guys are the best, and too funny lol. Would you believe, i thought the cone was sposed to spin like a regular spool of thread lol. Ok, so this is very cool. I normally buy wal-mart thread for 50 cents, 125 meters on a spool. I bought a cone of serger thread at the dollar store, 1200 meters! Ten times as much for just a buck, so that's why i wanted to try it. And when you guys said the thread gets pulled from the top, i laughed and said, NO WAY!!! lol lol So i put the cone on the floor, and yanked and yanked on the thread, and silly cone didnt even fall over! lol lol This is too funny, i had no idea how the cones worked, just thought hey, worth trying. Thanks for the hint, that i can just put the spool on my sewing table, now i'm all set to go. You guys are always too darn smart, amazing what we learn from each other :)

My sewing machine sits on the left, and I have my serger on the right (side by side). In a pinch, I've put a cone on the serger post for what would be the #1 position and sewn from there. :lol:

I use serger thread all the time (have cases left over from my dress shop) I put it in a larger Mason jar next to my machine and then feed it the same as regular spool thread.

What a money saving tip. So now I have more money for fabric. :-D :-D

This is such a timely topic for me. I have been thinking of using serger thread too. For whoever asked, Bonnie Hunter posted on her blog a year or so ago about it. According to her, she uses it frequently.

I use serger thread mainly on my Tin Lizzie--she loves it. Don't be afraid to use it as well as other poly thread. Unless you are doing an heirloom, cotton is not necessary. For years I thought this--had to be good cotton thread. I have since learned through other long armers anything goes. I can now say I am not a thread snob! LOL Actually poly is stronger.

Thanks Fran! I am definetly not a thread snob either, or fabric. I call myself cheap, but DH just says I'm frugal! Being on Social Security, we have to watch every penny and I have LOTS of Maxilock in many different colors. Will definetly try it.

I use it and I put the cone in a cup at the rear of my machine, then bring thread up and over the top, thread as usual.

I use it for bobbin thought it was too thin for other stuff (according to sewing shop) now I will start using it for other thanks

I have one of those *cast iron sit behind the machine* thread holders. I have finally found a use for it!

Athe other day, I decided to use serger thread. I found a spool of thread that fit up into the cone and place that combo on the spool holder of my machine. It worked just fine.

Here's how cheap/frugal I am. I took a wire clothes hanger and bent it into the general shape of this thread holder with a coil of wire for the base. It is taller than my machine and threads easily. Cost $0.

You go girl! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: