.? about using a thread like aurifil on a featerweight
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.? about using a thread like aurifil on a featerweight
Hi,
I am very hopeful that I can explain my problem and that someone can help me out. When I try to use a thread like aurifil, the spool moves around like crazy and my stitching suffers. What's my solution? Do I need to use a thread stand?
Thanks for your help,
lots2do
Sorry for mis spelling featherweight...typing on a mini Ipad
I am very hopeful that I can explain my problem and that someone can help me out. When I try to use a thread like aurifil, the spool moves around like crazy and my stitching suffers. What's my solution? Do I need to use a thread stand?
Thanks for your help,
lots2do
Sorry for mis spelling featherweight...typing on a mini Ipad
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If it's cross wound where the thread is wound on a diagonal then the thread is meant to come off from the end of the spool instead of unwinding from the side. A thread stand will allow the thread to come off the end. Stack wound threads are wound on the spool in nice neat parallel rows and unwind from the side of the spool. Your machine's spool pin was designed for stack wound thread.
I've read where some people have just put the spool of thread in a cup or jar so it can't escape and let the thread unwind that way too.
A friend gave me some big cones of thread. I much prefer using them with a stand over the little spools of thread you can buy in most places.
Rodney
I've read where some people have just put the spool of thread in a cup or jar so it can't escape and let the thread unwind that way too.
A friend gave me some big cones of thread. I much prefer using them with a stand over the little spools of thread you can buy in most places.
Rodney
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I have found the cross wound tapered side cones work great from the thread stands, but the cross wound spools with parallel sides such as the C&C quilting thread, Gutermann, and others work better if mounted on the machine on one of my widgets.
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When using it on a thread stand it comes off the spool too easy and the tension suffers.
Also I've found that when using a thread stand, if you use a widget on the spool pin that guides the thread in the same path it would be if the spool was mounted on the machine, that helps a lot more.
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Or one of these replacement spool pins you can get from Sew-Classic.
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Although I don't know if you can get these for FeatherWeights.
If the spool of thread is normal size with a smaller hole in it, there are springs that slide down over the spool pin to slow down the spin of the spool. Sew-Classic has those too.
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Here's a pic of the spring on the right spool pin of my wife's 319K. The cup on the left spool pin was made because the spool kept spinning allowing the thread to fall under it and wrap around the pin then break.
Joe
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When using it on a thread stand it comes off the spool too easy and the tension suffers.
Also I've found that when using a thread stand, if you use a widget on the spool pin that guides the thread in the same path it would be if the spool was mounted on the machine, that helps a lot more.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502429[/ATTACH]
Or one of these replacement spool pins you can get from Sew-Classic.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502433[/ATTACH]
Although I don't know if you can get these for FeatherWeights.
If the spool of thread is normal size with a smaller hole in it, there are springs that slide down over the spool pin to slow down the spin of the spool. Sew-Classic has those too.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502436[/ATTACH]
Here's a pic of the spring on the right spool pin of my wife's 319K. The cup on the left spool pin was made because the spool kept spinning allowing the thread to fall under it and wrap around the pin then break.
Joe
Last edited by J Miller; 12-14-2014 at 10:16 AM.
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Or, you could wind a second bobbin of Aurifil and use that on top. Mini stack-wound spool! That is what I've done on my FW so far. I can get away with using the cross-wound spools on my full size machines (with vertical spool pins), even if they do dance around a bit, but didn't think it was a good idea on the FW.
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I have a Deely Bob. I got mine on Ebay years ago for using the big C&C spools.
http://deelybob.com/product.sc?productId=1
Now they have a size for just about every thread.
Cari
http://deelybob.com/product.sc?productId=1
Now they have a size for just about every thread.
Cari
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