Spools vs cones
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Sometimes I don't think before I act. I gave away 2 cone holders to a second hand store about 2 months ago and am now reading this thread and realizing I should have kept at least one. Now I need to go buy another one. My sister died and I received them from her estate. Are they expensive and where is the least expensive place to buy the cone holders?
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Sometimes I don't think before I act. I gave away 2 cone holders to a second hand store about 2 months ago and am now reading this thread and realizing I should have kept at least one. Now I need to go buy another one. My sister died and I received them from her estate. Are they expensive and where is the least expensive place to buy the cone holders?
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Sometimes I don't think before I act. I gave away 2 cone holders to a second hand store about 2 months ago and am now reading this thread and realizing I should have kept at least one. Now I need to go buy another one. My sister died and I received them from her estate. Are they expensive and where is the least expensive place to buy the cone holders?
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I have lots and I mean LOTS of thread spools. I will use these up before I use cones on my Janome but I do use Cones on my long arm so far only using tans grays and one quilt had to have black thread. Its bad enough when I run out of thread on my bobbin I'd hate to run out of my top thread too! LOL
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My sewing machine has a built in cone holder. Perviously, I used one my DH made from a round of wood (about 5" across and 3/4" thick, well sanded. He took a piece of welding rod, made a cirlicue at one end and inserted the other through the wood, near the edge. that is to make the thread go up from the cone. He used a half inch dowel inserted into the middle of the round and screwed it in place from the bottom.
I use cones because they are cheaper and because when I am quilting I go through a lot of thread and hate changing spools. The disadvantage is that there are fewer color choices. If it is the same brand and weight, it is the same strength.
I use cones because they are cheaper and because when I am quilting I go through a lot of thread and hate changing spools. The disadvantage is that there are fewer color choices. If it is the same brand and weight, it is the same strength.
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This is a very interesting discussion about whether or not buying cones or spools being more economical. I have also been wondering the same thing. But wouldn't one save more when buying them on sale. I also would like to keep on hand spools for uses to wind bobbins with so that I would not have to unthread my machine every time I run out of bobbin thread. I think the next time Connecting Threads have their thread sale that I will stock up on thread cones and spools.
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