3 Simple Ways To Make a Cone Thread Holder

[@wendyrodriguez5375]

I lucked out and found a large stash of cone thread at an estate sale ❤. I have No trouble using it for everything. I use it for rewinding bobbins also ❤ I have sooo much I’m going to have to give some away 😊

[@JanHowell]

I have a stash as well.

[@rhondaarmstrongbell5366]

I used the paper clip method.... tweaked. There wasn't a good place to attach it to my machine, but I had tried someone else's hack of using a pen casing as a large spool holder (which didn't work for me), I saw that I could duct tape the paper clip to the pen casing, put the pen casing on the spool holder.... Oh my. This was the answer for me! Thanks!

[@traci7375]

WOW! You just saved me from buying a cheap one off Amazon for $11!! Thanks for the great tips!!!!!

[@laviniashandmades]

Me too, thx 🙏

[@JanHowell]

wonderful!

[@estherchandy6292]

Cone thread is economical as well. Very good tips for using what we have. Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@beccabbea2511]

They often sell them in charity shops over here and are great value. 😀

[@lovnbnhome]

I always use serger thread!! I have heard that it isn’t recommrnded to use…but that hasn’t stopped me from using it! So much more cost effective and…it’s what I have!

[@JanHowell]

I would use regular thread on seams that are going to take a lot of stress. Otherwise, I feel it's just fine.

[@jayyan1557]

This makes it so easy! Thanks a lot.

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@awaywegrow6114]

Thanks for these suggestions. May I add one of my own? My (old model) sewing machine only has an upright spool holder. When I wanted to use a large cone, I simply placed a smaller cone inside the base of the large cone (a sort of size reducer). It work perfectly! 👍🏼 Just make sure you join them as straight as you can. Also, if you want to refill a bobbin, don't go too fast - otherwise, hold a pencil through the top of the cone while the bobbin is filling so it stays straight 🧵 Give it a try! Always enjoy your content. Thank you for all your tutorials 💐

[@JanHowell]

great idea, thanks for sharing. You are so welcome.

[@CD-5380]

Brilliant! Just saved me $20. Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

Awesome!

[@marshiahobson3727]

Ingenious, great tips. Glad I found it in time. I just started to buy $100 five cone stand that was on sale at a quilt shop that’s going out of business for 45% off, but this is way better. I can just put five coffee cups on the table and tape five paper clips on the back of my machine and embroider away. I just read your blog post about this subject and see that you used the CD spindle to hold the cone. I have some of those too. Great use - may even be able to cut a hole in the top of the CD cover to keep on top of it to prevent it from getting dusty. I also use the CD spindles to hold large cones of elastic that I have, and the cover fits over it to keep it dust free. Awesome sauce ideals.

[@JanHowell]

glad it was helpful

[@janemartin229]

Thanks for the tips. I was sewing fleece hats for my church sewing group and needed a turquoise color thread. I happened to have some cone thread the right color, so I hung a wire clothes hanger on the chandelier above my machine on the dining room table and used a mug. It worked great but wouldn't want to do that long term!

[@JanHowell]

thanks for sharing

[@anetrapolk4578]

Very helpful

[@allisonstevens7141]

Yes Jan it was a little choppy but the tips you gave were ingenious! Thank you 🤩

[@JanHowell]

Yes, I had issues with the audio in this tutorial. Sorry about that.

[@rdfjfgjyfdhfghy67456]

I'm going through your channel and it's like every question I've ever had is being answered! Thank you for sharing such wonderful resources.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks. You are so kind! Glad it's been helpful!

[@lucilaflores4912]

Thank you for the tips!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@lizziedalaicallie8576]

Incredible….You have made my day! Now I can bring out all the big cones & begin using them.

[@JanHowell]

Wonderful!

[@jeannezimmer1353]

These tips are AMAZING! Thank you! Paper clip and mug..✅ done.

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@deenagraham5488]

Great tips on DIY cone thread holder. Thank you for sharing those tips.

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@tandimeyjes4297]

What a game changer! I tried it yesterday with a safety pen, while making the sewing table pad. So much better than winding a bunch of bobbins to use for my top and bottom thread!!

[@JanHowell]

Awesome!

[@joannebooth5066]

Thanks for the tip and the 3 options. Paper clip worked just fine.

[@JanHowell]

wonderful

[@suemerritt1679]

Get tip! I will remember this one! 🥰

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@kathleenchamp3764]

Great ideas Jan thank you! I love using old milk glass and other cool containers that were handed down. And lol anything else that will suffice where needed. Upcycling..Enjoying..Embracing rather then purchasing another thing ☺ Bless'ns & Happy Mothers Day, 😊

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@dianadavis3888]

These are much better options for travel sewing too!!!

[@JanHowell]

thanks for sharing

[@joycejellison9470]

Thank you so much! I used the safety pin method you shared, works perfectly.

[@JanHowell]

Excellent !

[@ulla.umlaut]

This is great advice! I have tried wedging the plastic cone inserts from my serger all the way to the top of my cones and then putting them upside down on my flat-top machine's spindles, and it does work to some extent. Problem is that occasionally they over-spin and get tangled, or even worse, I forget where I put the inserts and have cones rattling around on my serger the next time I need it!

[@JanHowell]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@frogandfudge]

Simple elegant solutions. Thank you! 😘

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@christinamitchell1970]

LOVE THIS HACK!!! THANK YOU!!!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@emmavaldez2570]

Thanks for the tips

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@marthaschatmeyer7336]

Awesome, thanks

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@theresal9584]

Thank you so much for making this video! You’ve saved me!

[@JanHowell]

Glad it was helpful.

[@lucilledaub5991]

Love the thread tips.

[@JanHowell]

Glad you like them!

[@dandelion1239]

THANK YOU!!

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@maddiecedeno8989]

Fabulous tips Jan! So appreciate your content. Great job…I will have to binge on your videos this weekend.

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome! Thanks. You are so kind!

[@walaaahmed9221]

This is actually very smart I bought the holder and it is wobbly and useless Thank you I’m lucky to find about you in KZbin

[@JanHowell]

Thanks and you are so welcome

[@jillpiggott2295]

Perfect solution! Thanks for the tips.

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@bruc33ef]

Excellent hacks. Much appreciated!

[@JanHowell]

Thanks and you are so welcome

[@TheJaniebabe]

Very helpful, thanks Jan!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@chickad5820]

Priceless!!!!

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@barbarastruhs3733]

Hi Jan. Thanks for the good tip. Also, I love your haircut!

[@JanHowell]

Thanks and you are so kind

[@giovannacasadio9600]

Great ideas I am going to try this tonight. Thanks for sharing 😍 😊

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@bonnyherndon3118]

Awesome! Thanks!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@barbarameehan113]

Great ideas Jan. Thank you.

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@michelletraylor1056]

Thank you!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@debbiehall4155]

You are so smart! Great ideas!

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@vickieaxell9518]

Awesome!

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@charsie3098]

very helpful..thank-you. I like the clip idea best

[@JanHowell]

Glad it was helpful.

[@veevee111]

Wonderful tips and tricks 👍🏼

[@JanHowell]

Thanks and you are so welcome Thanks and you are so welcome

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@elpin4508]

thanks for your good descriptions

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@sandrajohnson926]

You are so clever!💐

[@JanHowell]

Thanks. You are so kind

[@jennythomas3208]

Thanks for sharing

[@JanHowell]

My pleasure.

[@Ione1916]

Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@sandramichaud8033]

Liked and subscribed. Will watch all your videos when I can.❤ This idea will help me so much.

[@JanHowell]

Awesome! Thank you

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thank you

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@kooldesinzblm]

Thanks sew much 😊

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@nancycronin601]

Wow. I always use serger thread for bobbins but have never used it for top thread. I guess you can teach an old (73 years) dog new tricks. Thanks.!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@CaroleGrenier-v5x]

Thanks for the videos Jann they are very helpful. I thought that the quality of thread for segers wasn’t as good as the thread for a sewing machine? Is that true?

[@JanHowell]

You are correct and I forgot to mention that in the video. If you are working on a project that would require a STRONG seam such as denim or seams that will take a lot of stress, I would opt for regular thread.

[@brianohlinger8643]

Fantastic 5:24 5:26

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@beccabbea2511]

I'm really lucky I have a very old Pfaff 230 machine, a Rolls Royce of a machine, that was my mothers bought when I was a young child when she had her own sewing business, I'm a pensioner now. It has two vertical spool holders. I have a fitment to turn one of them in to a horizontal holder. I fit that to one of the holders, turn it to the back of the machine and run the thread through that and hey presto it's works great. I've tried looking for the attachment so your viewers know where to find one but I've had no luck so far, it's a simple 'L' shaped bar with a hole in the short end and a clip to hold it to the vertical spool holder. I do have to thank you for this video as it has had a benefit for me in that when looking for the attachment I immediately found a site, which I couldn't find before, that does parts and accessories for my, by now, vintage machine. Hmm! what does that make me I wonder? Am I a vintage model human? Oh well, I'm just going to hunt out a mug to stand the spool of thread in. Thank you for your time and for sharing these tips with us.

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome and thanks for the information.

[@dia9491]

Thank you! I needed this video! Can you also wind a bobbin with these methods?

[@JanHowell]

Yea you can

[@dia9491]

@@JanHowell thank you!

[@SBL1932]

Genius

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@dianehuntley2493]

I just found you! Great tips😊

[@JanHowell]

Yay! Thank you!

[@lizworkman9967]

I save ice tea containers and use it to put my cone thread in but I never thought about using the "tools" you showed us. Thanks!

[@JanHowell]

great idea, thanks for sharing

[@gamadebdegamadebde]

Great tips but did anyone else have choppy sound so a lot of words were lost? Thanks Jan.

[@Knitterly]

So it’s not my imagination!😮

[@JanHowell]

Yes, I had some issues with the audio on this video. Sorry about that!

[@LynnSchuldt]

It worked wonderful on my Janome - it has a flip up top so I used the file clip. I had a problem with the bobbins. My machine didn't like the bobbins I wound with this method. It seems the bobbins were wound too loose. Do you have a suggestion for me?

[@JanHowell]

If the bobbin is loosely wound, you need to make sure it is going through some kind of tension.

[@debbiedalick1469]

Jan is the cone thread thicker then regular thread?

[@JanHowell]

no, if anything it may be a little thinner

[@lafrileuse4459]

No, it's thinner and not as strong.

[@irmar]

Instead of a mug, I use the plastic base of when you buy blank CD's and DVD's in a pile. They are stacked on a base with a pole in the middle. I also padded it with cottonwool and cellotape to make the pole thicker so that the thread cone doesn't dance around too loosely.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks for sharing.

[@CherylSanders-rj1pr]

I would like to know if you have any ideas on how to store all of my sewing thread

[@JanHowell]

That's on the list. I use two of these racks mounted to my wall, like this, for most basic colors and then a small plastic bin for the others. geni.us/wgus8xe

[@samandar__abdumurodov]

Hello. Is there an attachment on how the thread is made and how to get it?

[@JanHowell]

not yet

[@dawnramos2329]

I put thread on bobbin and sew just like regular thread spool

[@JanHowell]

Thanks for sharing

[@heidilogic8566]

Thank you! Just got a cone and was feeling a little stupid that I couldn't figure this out. I knew there had to be something simple, just hadn't gotten any ideas yet.🤪

[@JanHowell]

Glad it was helpful.

[@lanalaned6592]

Keep in mind serger thread might be thinner - not as strong as all purpose thread.

[@JanHowell]

Yes, you are correct. Use regular thread if working on seams that will take more stress.

[@bettyknowles8490]

I use soup cans to put thread in

[@JanHowell]

Great idea

[@lafrileuse4459]

There are coned threads that are made for sewing machines but serger thread is not made for that. It isn't as strong as regular thread. It's all right because we use 4 threads on a serger, but with the 2 threads on a sewing machine, your seams will start coming apart after a few washes. Believe me, it's really not worth it.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks for the tip and information.

[@patriciamaeanthony3838]

Server thread is notorious for putting dust and small pieces of thread down into the bobbin area, causing big problems with the bobbin case, especially if the machine is not cleaned properly on a frequent basis. It might seem at the outset that the cost of serger thread is much less, but when used for garment and quilts that eventually fall apart, plus the cost of a repair bill, the lower cost is a trap. Even if server thread is used for basting that is going to be removed, it still puts a lot of waste down into delicate parts of the machine, as well, home made thread guides for big cones can often affect the precision tension in the rest of the machine’s thread route, which can put stress on the machine, including tension discs, as well as affect stitches. Often people forget to clean tension discs with their regular cleanings.

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

I haven’t experienced that. I’ve been doing it for years. Maybe what it is that serging seams are generally stronger.

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

We can do a side by side comparison with a tensile strength test to see if our particular cone thread is weaker.

[@amechealle5918]

Great ideas but the timing and sound are off.

[@JanHowell]

Yes, I'm aware of that. Had some issues with the editing program. Sorry about that

[@aimee-made]

I do the cup thing but I have a little bit different solution - use an old wooden spool (no thread on it) and one of those little "hook-and-eye" sets that you can get at the hardware store. Drill a small pilot hole in the SIDE of the spool. Screw the "eye" half of the hardware into the spool; there's usually a tiny gap where the metal was twisted into a loop - have that gap facing up. Put the spool on the thread post on the machine (I use vintage machines that only have the vertical posts). Thread through the eye and then thread you machine as usual.... voila! It avoids having to stick anything to the black finish of my vintage Singers, and I can very easily use it on any machine. I do this for both cone thread and occasionally for crosswise wound threads like Gutermann (sometimes my machines fuss about that winding style). If you don't have a spool, I suppose you could also use a very small piece of dowel (thickness of, say, a shovel handle), drill a hole lengthwise so that it becomes a spool, and then put your eye in the side. Happy sewing!

[@JanHowell]

Great tip. Thank you

[@cynthiamccoy845]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@obryan05]

Amazing!!!! Thank you!!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome

[@lalitavansertima4319]

Great tips, thank you!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome