Originally Posted by
Jan in VA
Hold the thread spool in your left hand.
Pull a 12-14" or so length of thread off the spool with your right hand.
Continue holding the thread end in your right hand as you place the thread against the side of the spool.
It will wrap around itself if the spool's wrong end is UP.
Just reverse the spool and put it on the spindle.
Jan in VA
What a great suggestion! I have been sewing for almost 50 years and beside working in a fabric store and working with many experienced quilters, I have never heard of that but it is great.