This advice may be coming way too late, but at least you'll know what you can do in the future...
I buy serger thread instead of all purpose thread because it is far less expensive and works just as well.
In order to use it with my sewing machine, I simply plop the serger spool in a coffee cup, place it to the right of my sewing machine and thread my machine as normal. I use the same method to thread bobbins. The only real disadvantage of the larger serger spools is, I can't store them on a board that I put finishing nails in to store my spools and bobbins on. I am considering rigging a way to use my bobbin winder or rotary tool to refill some empty spools I've been holding onto so that I can store my thread more elegantly.
Have a wondrous day!
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 10:40:42 PM UTC-4, Craftsy wrote:
A couple of years ago or so, I saw a sale for cones of thread at a
very good price so I bought a couple. I've since never been able to
figure out how to use them on my regular sewing machine. When I went
around Xmas to fabric store, they told me that those were for sergers
and that I couldn't use them in any way on a regular sewing machine.
Well, I've never been one to believe something can't be done until
I've exhausted all avenues. I _still_ may not have figured out what I
can do to use the cones on the single slim spindle on my Singer but
thought maybe someone here had created something that would do the
job.
I thought it couldn't hurt to ask.
Has anyone figured out anything that works?
Thanks. D