ok they have all these large spools of thread now ...which are great ..but...how do you use them with your reg. spool holders that come with your machine? I have the longest one TRYING to hold this one up now ...its to big to lay down lol ...the way I have it now works fine on quilt stitch I'm using cause it does not turn fast ...but when I wind a bobbin look out lol I have to stick my finger in the top to keep it from flying cross the room !! So what are yall using ?? please share your info lol

I'm waiting on the answer, have never bought one, didn't know I could use such a spool.

well I figue they are making so many with quilting thread on it sooo there's gota be a way to use them lol ..we'll find out on here I'm sure of it :thumbup:

There's a link to a tute somewhere on here about purchasing a thing from the hardware store that goes in the back of your toilet. It's the rod that attaches to the flusher and then pulls on the chain to pull up the plug and that allows the water to go from the back to the bowl. Anyway, you can attach that rod to the back of your machine then just place the cone of thread in a large coffee cup on the table behind your machine.

I bought a stand that can hold 2 big spools at a time that sits on the table beside the sewing machine. There is a loopy thingy that the thread goes through. I know I haven't described this very well, but can't think of any other way to describe it.

I use a home made large thread holder. It is an old paper towel holder with a piece of coat hanger attached to hold thread. Check it out. There are alot of ideas here. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-62090-2.htm

get outs here girl are you serious ? lol hey I bet it works thou

The thing you purchase for the thread to sit on is something like ..... has the word tree in it. ?

There are threadholders that stand behind your machine and has a hook on top that you pull the thread through and then thread your machine. works great ! think Joanns has them hanging up for 9.99 usually black and you just screw in the pole to the bottom part and your set to go !

I put that size spool on the table behind my machine directly beneath where it sits on the machine and use the spool holder as a guide for the thread. Just be sure to place it so you don't knock it over if you are doing FMQ.

I'm sorry Darlene, this gave me a good laugh!

I can see you trying to hold it down with your finger, just so it can jump off the next moment.

I hope you will find a solution for it, I will try it too. Haven't used a big thread yet, so I don't know what would work.

Don't give up on it, people here are very helpful in many creative ways.

I just set my spool in a glass or cup behind my sewing machine, kind of at the right hand side of the machine, and it works with no problem, and best of all, NO COST!

Here is a thread holder for the cones that my son made me for a papertowel holder that I got at the Dollar Tree.

I use a cone thread holder similar to this which DH made. I think it's
important that the thread comes out the top otherwise it will drag?

http://www.thecalicocottagequiltshop...older/4822/c83

you can also use an empty spindle that CDs come on to hold the thread cone and screw a cup hook into the wall above your machine to guide the thread. Good luck!

Great, thank you all!

I taped a safety pin to the top of my machine with the circle end sticking up above my machine (just barely) to the right hand side, and set the spool on the table behind the machine right below the pin. Threaded as usual, just going through the safety pin first. Works very well, and cost zero dollars. :)

so many good ideas!!

Found the link!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14govA4pIM

It's from a toilet tank repair kit that can be purchased at most hardware stores for a couple of dollars.

That's a cone, not a spool. It isn't meant to sit on top of the machine. Get a cone holder or rig one up, so it can sit on the table behind the machine. I bought one a Hancocks.

Girl you should have seen me yesterday trying to hold it while winding bobbin and then trying to push the stop button on my machine lol it ALMOST went flying !!! was to funny :D

i use a straw. lol I stick it over the little metal thing the ormal spool sits on. helps me and works great!

the next thing you know, you'll be trying to use the gadget that holds the roll of toilet paper......OMG LOL
UP NORTH love the improv ...
there really IS a holder for thread cones...

Lots of good and inexpensive ideas here.

when we don't have a cone holder handy i drop my cone into a tall, small box (a travel cup box) and set it beside the machine to hold the cone while i sew. the cone holders are neat...but a little on the spendy side. you can check them out by visiting Clotildes catalog or Nancy's notions.

I knew I'd get all the info I needed from here !!!
Oh and soooooo sorry I called it a SPOOL instead of a CONE geez,,,, because I do know its official name is a cone ! I call it all a spool of thread no matter what it is .
I just wanted to make sure if what I used didnt affect the tension but I see we can be creative lol
Thanks for all the help :thumbup:

Cool ty for the help girl :thumbup:

Love it!!

the cone should fit on top of a spool of thread. I had the same problem. I ended up purchasing a cone holder anyway because I couldn't wind a bobbin.

I have an empty regular plastic thread spool that I cut the one end just behind the outer rim. I set it on the machine than put the cone on it. I also have the thread tree holder.

I use mine too. I had trouble with mine falling in the floor so I went to thinking what I could do. I finally solved the problem with a large heavy Shrek glass my grandson left here. I put the thread spool in the glass behind the machne and it works great.

Sometimes they are called "thread lifters". They work great.

I have a thread adapter at my LQS that allows you to use different size spools.

The cone thread holder that is from Joann's is plastic and not heavy enough to work without tipping sometimes...so I raided the tool bench and found some big metal washers to put onto the spindle before I put the cone on it. It is now heavy enough that it doesn't shift around.

If you buy one that looks like this be sure it is the heavy metal one and not plastic.

I place a straw on my thread holder then place the large spool on top of that, it has never fallen off or caused me any problem, it sounds a little wobbly sometimes, but works great.

They make something for that! lol

I have one of these. It works. I didn't pay that much for it, though.

http://www.deelybob.com/product.sc?productId=1

This only works with thread cones that have a wide opening.

I went to Dollar General got a heavy metal Paper towel holder- licked a suction cup onto the top of the big rod - put the cone on the small rod and away I went :thumbup:

My husband attached a home made version of the metal thread lifter thing to the sewing machine table that I use (but it is a really a free standing computer desk).

It never flies anywhere that way. It didn't cost anything because it was made from something sitting around.

That is just tooo clever