How can I fit this spool on my DSM?
#52
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I would suggest you get one of the heavy duty thread holders that sit behind or to the side of the machine.
http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Spoo...=thread+holder
http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Spoo...=thread+holder
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I have used a safety pin taped in the upright position at the right of my machine to thread cone thread through before getting to the normal thread path. I use a cone holder at the right and to the back of my machine. Works quite well but I like the eye screw in the thread spool idea.
#56
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On cross-wound thread (like on cones) - don't you need the thread to feed from the top of the spool to avoid adding twists? A couple of these solutions have the thread feeding from the side like a straight-wound spool, but I was always taught that would cause the thread to twist and could cause breakage problems.
#58
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Sorry to say but I am still struggling with this. I've been given even more thread, in even bigger sized cones that my first photo!! Like a couple dozen cones of serger thread which I was going to use for piecing only.
Turns out I can't use some of the methods suggested here since I have an old machine with an externally mounted motor on the back. That completely interferes with the coffee cup methods, my thread was traveling over my motor and the motor interfered with the path. I then put the cone on an old CD spool, to the right of the machine but the thread was traveling so low that it was hitting the external belt.
Plus the tension was off and I was getting nests every few feet.
I put my cone into a tall vase but I could tell the thread coming to my machine was still way too loose and floppy. It was not tight like a regular old spool of thread is.
I tried to rig up something to hold the thread up high but didn't have success with that.
I put an empty spool inside the cone and stuck it on the regular thread holder of my machine but I could feel the tension was way too tight when I pulled the thread through the needle. It sewed just fine, but when I had to pull the thread through to cut it off, the needle was bending. That's not good.
For the time being, I have gone back to regular sized spools. I put the cones away for another day.
If I bump into a good price for the commercially made cone holders, I'll grab one and try it. I have heard that they don't always work for everyone either though so I'm not going out of my way to get one.
Thanks for all your help and I'm still open to suggestions.
Turns out I can't use some of the methods suggested here since I have an old machine with an externally mounted motor on the back. That completely interferes with the coffee cup methods, my thread was traveling over my motor and the motor interfered with the path. I then put the cone on an old CD spool, to the right of the machine but the thread was traveling so low that it was hitting the external belt.
Plus the tension was off and I was getting nests every few feet.
I put my cone into a tall vase but I could tell the thread coming to my machine was still way too loose and floppy. It was not tight like a regular old spool of thread is.
I tried to rig up something to hold the thread up high but didn't have success with that.
I put an empty spool inside the cone and stuck it on the regular thread holder of my machine but I could feel the tension was way too tight when I pulled the thread through the needle. It sewed just fine, but when I had to pull the thread through to cut it off, the needle was bending. That's not good.
For the time being, I have gone back to regular sized spools. I put the cones away for another day.
If I bump into a good price for the commercially made cone holders, I'll grab one and try it. I have heard that they don't always work for everyone either though so I'm not going out of my way to get one.
Thanks for all your help and I'm still open to suggestions.
#59
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Sorry to say but I am still struggling with this. I've been given even more thread, in even bigger sized cones that my first photo!! Like a couple dozen cones of serger thread which I was going to use for piecing only.
Turns out I can't use some of the methods suggested here since I have an old machine with an externally mounted motor on the back. That completely interferes with the coffee cup methods, my thread was traveling over my motor and the motor interfered with the path. I then put the cone on an old CD spool, to the right of the machine but the thread was traveling so low that it was hitting the external belt.
Plus the tension was off and I was getting nests every few feet.
I put my cone into a tall vase but I could tell the thread coming to my machine was still way too loose and floppy. It was not tight like a regular old spool of thread is.
I tried to rig up something to hold the thread up high but didn't have success with that.
I put an empty spool inside the cone and stuck it on the regular thread holder of my machine but I could feel the tension was way too tight when I pulled the thread through the needle. It sewed just fine, but when I had to pull the thread through to cut it off, the needle was bending. That's not good.
For the time being, I have gone back to regular sized spools. I put the cones away for another day.
If I bump into a good price for the commercially made cone holders, I'll grab one and try it. I have heard that they don't always work for everyone either though so I'm not going out of my way to get one.
Thanks for all your help and I'm still open to suggestions.
Turns out I can't use some of the methods suggested here since I have an old machine with an externally mounted motor on the back. That completely interferes with the coffee cup methods, my thread was traveling over my motor and the motor interfered with the path. I then put the cone on an old CD spool, to the right of the machine but the thread was traveling so low that it was hitting the external belt.
Plus the tension was off and I was getting nests every few feet.
I put my cone into a tall vase but I could tell the thread coming to my machine was still way too loose and floppy. It was not tight like a regular old spool of thread is.
I tried to rig up something to hold the thread up high but didn't have success with that.
I put an empty spool inside the cone and stuck it on the regular thread holder of my machine but I could feel the tension was way too tight when I pulled the thread through the needle. It sewed just fine, but when I had to pull the thread through to cut it off, the needle was bending. That's not good.
For the time being, I have gone back to regular sized spools. I put the cones away for another day.
If I bump into a good price for the commercially made cone holders, I'll grab one and try it. I have heard that they don't always work for everyone either though so I'm not going out of my way to get one.
Thanks for all your help and I'm still open to suggestions.
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#60
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Thanks slbram. I have not given up yet! I've just put the cones away while I regroup. I'm glad to hear you can use a thread stand on a machine with an external motor. That gives me hope.
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