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Posted by Ginger in CA on August 24, 2008, 7:45 pm
On my machine with a vertical spool holder, the thread feeds off to
spin the spool clockwise, keeping the spindle tight, otherwise the
little spool holder tends to come unscrewed. Not a fun thing to have
happend as you are whizzing along! Aske me how I know this ;))
Ginger in CA
On Aug 24, 1:28=A0pm, Julia in MN <jaccola-AT-chartermi-
DOT-...@jjjjjjj.jjj> wrote:
> AliceW wrote:
> > So I'm sitting at the sewing machine (Pfaff Creative 7570) and changing=
my
> > spool of thread and wondered if it made a difference if the thread came=
off
> > the spool from the bottom (turning the spool counter-clockwise) or from=
the
> > top (turning the spool clockwise). =A0I don't even know if this is a st=
upid
> > question or not, I've been up since 3 am today for no reason at all so =
my
> > brain may be taking a nap. =A0I am not using scissors or rotary cutters=
right
> > now so I figure I'm pretty safe sewing straight seams to make strip set=
s.
> > [Yes, fingers are out of the way of the needle.]
>
> > AliceW in NJ
>
> The instruction book for my Elna doesn't say, but the illustrations
> shows the thread coming off the bottom and that is what the dealer told
> me too. I usually do it that way, but have been known to put it on the
> other way when I'm using something like Dual Duty that has a notch in
> the spool; then I put the notch away from the end the thread comes off.
>
> Julia in MN
>
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