SunlitenSmiles

I use a straw from McDonalds...fits over the spindle and the the Aurifil fits over it... when it looked funny (colored stripes) I cut it off shorter with the batting scissors. Real high tech gal, I am.

mom-6

When I use the cones that have the large center I use a bit of craft foam rolled up to fill it so it doesn't wabble on the spool pin.

purplefiend

I use an empty pen barrel(the cheap ones), put it on the spool pin and then slide the spool onto it. Problem fixed!

J Miller

purplefiend,

Nice fix. I like the machine too, one like it is on my gotta have (someday) list.


Joe

pojoanderson

Plastic drinking straw over the tread holder works wonders ��

oldtnquiltinglady

How smart all of you are. I usually just put up with the aggravation of the spool running wild and wrapping around the spool pin, breaking the thread, re-threading and going back to my sewing, etc. Now, I am going to find one of those McD's straws that hide in my silverware drawer and fix that little matter.....

KyKaren1949

This was just discussed on the Facebook Featherweight page. It was suggested that you cut a straw long enough to fit inside your spool of thread and then put it on the post. April1930s also sells a thread stand that fits inside an oil hole on your Featherweight to make it easier to use as well as the spool pin spring. http://april1930s.corecommerce.com/c...&search=thread

maviskw

A friend of mine lays her cone on its side behind the machine. I would think that would play havoc with the tension, but she does this all the time. Also, just putting the cone into a cup wound make the tension really tight when the thread is coming from the back of the cone. I would think it would need a thread stand so that the thread comes off the top of the cone.

quiltgal

I use any brand of thread that is right for the application on my featherweights. I have several different options on my website (www.thequiltgal.com) for assisting in this regard. The wooden thread stand is my favorite because it is just slightly heavier than the plastic version (which I found somewhere on line and did not work well for me). I also have the springs to go on the thread pin that assists when the spool is too big and flops around. Also I have some others due in after the first of the year to add to my website. Depending upon the size of the spool, different solutions are needed.

Cari-in-Oly

When you put a spool or cone into a cup you need to somehow rig a thread guide for it. One of my favorite things to use is one of those little black binder clips. I clip it sideways onto the vertical spool pin and run the thread through the flip part of it. Another way is to tape a paper clip to the back of your machine.

Cari