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    Old 02-19-2012, 01:30 PM
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    This happened to me too! It was the clear, monofiliment thread and I just didn't see it get wrapped around the handwheel.
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    Old 02-19-2012, 03:23 PM
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    I never even thought of something like this happening! Thanks for the warning. I really appreciate it.

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    Old 02-19-2012, 08:59 PM
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    I knew there was a reason I should pick up the top of my sewing machine table. Boy an I motivated now!
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    Old 02-19-2012, 09:06 PM
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    Thanks for the info! I have just used a cone of thread this weekend, but it is threaded on the machine. I hope that isn't a problem.
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    Old 02-20-2012, 03:43 AM
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    It happened to me with a cone of rayon embroidery thread. Luckily I saw it in time to get it out myself. Thanks to the surgical seam ripper I was able to get in there and get it out. I now make sure when I use a cone I put it BEHIND the machine and have the thread go between the 2 thread posts on my machine.
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    Old 02-20-2012, 03:47 AM
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    thank you for telling us, I always have a cone or two sitting around my sewing machine, I will be sure to remove them thanks again....
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    Old 02-20-2012, 04:15 AM
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    Thanks for the info, thank goodness your machine is still working!!!
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    Old 02-20-2012, 04:33 AM
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    I have fur babies that seem to like to wander between cone and machine so I definitely pull it out of the machine. Walking away for any length of time I could come back to the thread stretched off across the table and into the unknown.
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    Old 02-20-2012, 05:55 AM
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    Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
    wow...sorry to hear that. I leave a cone out next to my machine all the time, but it is about 10" away and I always put the end UNDER the cone so I know where it is!
    ANOTHER WARNING ABOUT THREAD CONES LEFT ON SEWING TABLES: I had my thread cone in thread stand and threaded through my machine. While away for the day, our cat, Wilson, jumped up and got caught in the thread that reaches from cone to machine. YIKES!..... CAME HOME TO A SPIDER WEB OF THREAD THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. COPY CAT
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    Old 02-20-2012, 05:55 AM
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    Good heavens, I never would have thought of such a thing. Sorry to hear about your machine, but I'm moving my cones now. Thanks for the warning.
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