Wannabelongarm Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hi Everyone, I am a new Millie owner, practicing like mad, and having a ball!!! I am wondering if anyone in Canada has a horizontal thread holder that I can order/buy so I don't have to wait for it to come from Iowa? I would like one, today, oops asap as I have several customer quilts that want me to use the thread they have picked and it needs this holder. I am close to Edmonton, and will post pictures soon of quilts I am doing. I enjoy this forum so much, so much encouragement and motivation! Thanks, Joanne Flamand, aka wannabe . . .now I am a long armer!! Artistic Quilting Designs:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hi Joanne and welcome! Until you can purchase a more "formal" set-up, here is a photo of my horizontal spool holder. It's a piece of scrap wood drilled to hold a spindle. It has a piece of tubing on the end to keep the spool on. Blue painter's tape holds it to the top of the machine. It ain't pretty, but it works!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 There's another photo posted by Linnea where she used a long artist's brush, taped across the top of the machine, as a spool holder. Lots of things work in a pinch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Wow, you all are so creative! I may come up with something too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kueser Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 My "temp" holder is made of layers of corrigated cardboard with a long bolt stuck in one side. As above, it ain't pretty, but works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan did it Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Good morning Joanne. Welcome to the forum! Here is the new address - http://www.canadianlongarmsupplies.com/ RR 2, Vermillion. AB 1-866-524-5955 780-853-9894 I'm not sure what type of "parts" she has. Hope you find your spool holder or make one that works. Joan:P:P:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I hope I can post a pict of the one my hubby made.. comes in quite handy for small spools, and you can use from 1 to as many as you want to make arms for, or buy one from Himself.. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2846469180100754630DvRSxV http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2894538660100754630BlHFQp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Sparrow Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Dang, I just got one in but immediately stuck it on top of the Lenni ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Rita, That's great, I thought right away about whether my DGG would mind if I took some of her tinker toys and used them....on my machine We could be on to something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Well, doesn't this just go to show how inventive quilters are! When there's a will, there's a way! :P:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Wilson Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Joanne, I have a new one in stock, along with needles, bobbins, bobbin cases, etc. I carry an assortment of APQS replacement parts. Send me an email or call anytime. Cheers, Nadia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I think I got this idea here. It's just a small (artist's) paint brush, a washer, and a clippie-do, proper name of which I don't know. The light colored thing is a mush of masking tape to stabilize the brush when one piece of tape didn't do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Another view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 You guys and dolls are just too clever with your inventions! I have seen the vertical up-front spool holders (so you don't have to go around back to change thread colors). Where do you get those and how much do they cost? Has anyone made a home-made one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabelongarm Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Thanks everyone, I have a temp one rigged up ready to try tonight until I get the real thing! Love all the pictures. Joanne, aka wannabelongarm, now I am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltlover03 Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Silly old me, I just use the cone stand at the back of my machine and thread like normal, works great for me. never knew there was a need for such a thing.... ps, I just file the little cut in the bottom of the spool so the thread doesn't catch as it spools off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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