florists throw away the nets that come on the flowers. my florist is happy to just give them to me. the thread net tames the spools on the thread storage on the walls and also keeps them from unraveling when on the machine.
i have used the embroidery machine to quilt small quilt blocks since i'm not that good at fmq. it also does great redwork... here's a small redwork wall hanging i did for my sewing area
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...k-t260563.html