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11-20-2011, 02:21 PM
#2
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I'm just using my first Aurifil and did not have that problem .... now as for Gutterman, I often do!
So, look forward to any secrets from others as to how to solve the puzzle when it happens .... without destroying the thread!
So, look forward to any secrets from others as to how to solve the puzzle when it happens .... without destroying the thread!
11-21-2011, 07:31 AM
#5
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And I hate it when I can't find the end of the thread, celo tape, saran wrap, or toilet paper!!
11-21-2011, 07:46 AM
#6
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Idaho
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I'm not familar with Aurofil, but some generic fixes:
IF the end is not wrapped into a notch, fold a piece of tape into a circle, sticky side out, press the tape against the errant roll, pull it away. It may take several tries in different places before the tape finds the end. Or removing the label on either end may reveal the end.
If the thread is hidden in a notch, run your finger nail along the edge of the rim of the spool, you can feel the notch when you can't see it.
You can also snip the thread in one place, then pull on each piece to find the end, although this does waste some thread, but if you can't find the end you can't use the thread anyway.
IF the end is not wrapped into a notch, fold a piece of tape into a circle, sticky side out, press the tape against the errant roll, pull it away. It may take several tries in different places before the tape finds the end. Or removing the label on either end may reveal the end.
If the thread is hidden in a notch, run your finger nail along the edge of the rim of the spool, you can feel the notch when you can't see it.
You can also snip the thread in one place, then pull on each piece to find the end, although this does waste some thread, but if you can't find the end you can't use the thread anyway.
Last edited by Cosy; 11-21-2011 at 07:49 AM. Reason: gotta use spell check more often
11-21-2011, 07:58 AM
#7
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Pataskala, OH
Posts: 1,452
I had this happen with a spool of Coats and Clark (rep gave me a bunch) and it took me removing the paper from both ends and then carefully scraping at the spool until it finally came loose. It wasn't in the notch and I almost threw the darned thing away. Love the Aurofil but can't find it here any more.
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