I think many of us are big Aurifil fans. That's pretty evident on a daily basis.
Yesterday, I discovered something I never knew about Aurifil! And please, tell me I'm not the only one who didn't know this! I follow Aurifil on Instagram and saw this post:
The bottom of the spool comes off! A simple twist and viola! it's off! The question is why? One person said they put the bottom on the other end because it works better in her machine. Alex Veronelli said that that's where the beginning of the spool is.
Interesting, don't you think? I may be a complete dork, but I find it interesting! And then I thought...
You know when you store your thread and the end comes undone creating a big mess? Or your off on retreat or sew-a-longs, toss some thread in your sewing kit and it unravels? Now you can avoid that! Pop the end off, place the end underneath the spool and screw the bottom back on.
No more mess! I'm beside myself with this new discovery! I'm a dork, it doesn't take much to excite me these days!
I know I'm not the only one who didn't know...come on...who grabbed a spool and popped the top off?!
Clueless :-)
ReplyDeleteI knew I wasn't the only one who didn't know!
DeleteShoulda asked me, Jayne! Seriously, I didn't know it for years until someone in a class told me.
ReplyDeleteDang Libby! It never once occurred to me to yoink on the bottom of a spool! That is so crazy!
DeleteHaha, with enough jostling around my spool bottoms have fallen off - that's how I found out. :O
ReplyDeleteI'm usually the last to know about things like this! I might be a little too sheltered!
DeleteI love this feature of their spools; I discovered it a few months ago. :)
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I found it a fascinating tidbit! One that could be pretty useful though!
DeleteI didn't know, but then again, I don't buy Aurifil (too expensive and not easy to find). But that's so clever!
ReplyDeleteNow you know if you ever do get your hands on a spool of Aurifil! Fun facts for the future!!
DeleteTotally didn't know this. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome! I thought it was a fun fact!
DeleteOne of my kids discovered it one day. The washer part of the empty spool is AWESOME for littles to practice threading with a shoe lace and it also works as a replacement game token.
ReplyDeleteKids are so clever! Great idea using as a teaching tool! I'm quick to throw them out, but think I'll hold on to those empty spools now!
DeleteThat's too funny Jayne! Also a very handy tip too! I had no idea you could do that.
ReplyDeleteI almost can't believe I blogged about this little find Lara! For some reason I found it fascinating!
DeleteGuilty as charged, I just popped the end off. Obviously I didn't know. I can understand the person who said she swaps it to the other end, I have a Bernina and I found it difficult to use on the horizontal spool holder, I would need to turn it around. I rectified the problem by using the second one, the one I use for filling the bobbin and guess what? I find it makes a nicer stitch anyway, so I won't be changing back. And now I know how to stop my thread from unravelling, thank you for that.
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Kate
I was sure there would be others who didn't know about this little feature too! It was too interesting not to share! Now that I know, I plan on doing some testing with the spool since I have had stitch issues!
DeleteI did not know, and worse! I have been annoyed at Aurifil (which I love) for not having a good way to 'lock' your thread so it doesn't become a mess when thrown into the box with the other threads. Now I know! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it crazy? It will make the unraveling of spools a thing of the past!!
DeleteI accidentally knocked mine off last week, I thought I was just being a klutz and didn't think anything about it. So it's suppose to do that...who knew?
ReplyDeleteI did know the bottom came off but I've never used that knowledge to any good purpose, and I certainly never removed the core.
ReplyDeleteGutermann thread has the same feature. You can store your needle inside the spool. Not only do you get great quality thread with these two brands, but you also get little surprise features that make your inner dork do the happy dance.
ReplyDeleteYes, knew about aurifil. Other brands have their own way of holding thread. Sulky has a little ledge that can be popped up to bury the thread end so you don't get tangles.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Auriful spools did this, but I did know a similar trick about my trusty Gutterman!
ReplyDeleteMy son had to show me that feature on my Gutterman spools. Apparently you can use the hollow inner of the spool to store needles too.
DeleteClever, clever Italians! Now I can put an end to that rats' nest in my thread drawer :)
ReplyDeleteAbout a week ago the end fell off one of the aurifil spools I have and I thought it was a flaw....but last friday when I was in a class for my machine the instructor told us this..
ReplyDeleteFor once, I knew something already! Although, I never use the feature. I keep my aurifil in a thread case (or should I says cases) and don't have a problem with unraveling.
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't know! :) Clever idea, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJayne! Quick! Just posted! Aurifill has just posted an entire blog about the secrets of the Aurifil spool on auribuzz.wordpress.com! You must be psychic:) (or you pushed them into telling all!)
ReplyDeleteI have felt them move several times which led me to believe that they could come off but I have always re-seated them since I figured it could lead to disaster. Now I need to check it out when I get back home. Thanks.
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