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*** I have a couple of the flimsy Dritz one I purchased at their Warehouse sale last spring,
*** but they break easily.

*** I use a Chubs Baby Wipe container (80 count) with gravel in the bottom (already has hole in the lid).

*** It works well.

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I have the Superior thread holder and like it a lot.

http://www.purplemoosedesigns.com has a heavy duty metal cone holder for relatively short money. I love mine.

Anita

I have the bottom one which can also be screwed onto the work top. Mine is loose but love the weight.

I made this one. It is not weighted but it does not tip over.

I was using the paper clip and cup technique but it was klunky sometimes. I bought one from Wawak's sewing supply. It has a plastic stand, but a thick metal thread holder. When I saw it I thought that it might be too light to hold thread, but it works fantastically well.

http://www.wawak.com/products/produc...1-Cone-Holder/.

I love Wawak's. Their prices are phenomenal if you need what they have (they carry ridiculous amounts of thread and zippers, plus they have awesome prices when they have sales on things like Olfa blades and other sewing accessories). Flat rate shipping. If you go in with friend's you can buy $100 worth and get free shipping. If you like Gutermann polyester sew-all thread, they carry Gutermann Mara 100 which I have found is the same thing. They carry Signature quilting thread for a good price. Their customer service is really great. Every question no matter how small is answered. Their shipping is FAST, two days without having to pay extra. And their return policy is great.

No affil.

I filled an empty Tide container with water, and glued an empty pill bottle to the top of the Tide container and put my spool of thread into the pill bottle and the thread feeds like a dream. I don't use the huge cones of thread but this works like a charm for all the others. I imagine if I used a cone an empty tin can would work as a holder instead of the pill bottle.

Lormito: can you sanp the botton off your plastic holder and full with something heavy rocks, sand, washers, nuts . anything heavy and small that will fit in the bottom?

I purchased a tall Christmas tree bulb hanger stand - put the cone in the center and run the thread up through the hook on the top. Looks similar to all the stands sold through the other mentioned sites, and since it is tall, it works well with my Janome!

If your mason jar isn't heavy enough put a nice flat rock in the bottom and off you go...no cost solution!