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MayMay
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Sep 23, 2015
Anyone know if the spools have that annoying slice to grab the thread end? I'm hooked on Aurifil because I love their spools with the end cap that pops off, nothing to catch. But I've been wanting to try Masterpiece thread.
eta: The flat end cap does pop off so you can use it to secure the thread end, no annoying slice, or you can use the groove where cap meets spool to grab your thread without taking the cap off at all. Needle size is listed on the cap - how fabulous.
Lara
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Sep 23, 2015
MayMayToo funny you should mention that. I thought my machine had a tension problem and sent it for service, not knowing the thread was catching in the aurifil "slice" (prior to that I'd always used Guterman, which due to thread winding I loaded with the "slice" end away from the direction the thread goes. Turns out although I was "trained" by my sewing machine dealer to load with the thread pulling from the back of the spool, the new training is that doesn't matter, just load with the "butt end" (the end with the "slice") first, for that exact reason. I didn't know the aurifil ends popped off, I'll do that and re-load with the thread going the "correct" way ;-) Thanks for the tip! (I'm loving the aurifil threads I bought here! But I do like Superior as well.)
Lara
20
Sep 23, 2015
MayMaySorry my point to you actually was, if the Superiors do have the "slice", it may be ok to load the spool with that end "in" [or as they said in the store, "Load it 'butt end first'."
MayMay
9
Sep 23, 2015
LaraI hate the slice for storage, my hands are weak and I never can get the thread in or out of it. I thought my old machine was broken before I learned that slice catches thread! Oh the little details in sewing are indeed big! The Aurifil cap comes off, and for storage you can lay the thread across and pop the cap back on - very nifty. The photo on this drop looks like the thread end is stuck under some kind of cap. I'm considering this a "try me" purchase, so I'll just get the cones next time if I love the thread. I priced those little spools I used to buy at chain sewing stores ...they are way more expensive per yard and I was always running out.