From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:08:34 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] TIP: Respooling thread


I just finished making black theater curtains for my studio.

During the process, I ran out of thread on the black spool.

I like to buy my thread in large quantities, as it's incredibly economical. 
I can often find huge industrial spools of the main colors I use, in thrift 
shops. I just make sure the fiber is properly listed.
A huge spool of polyester thread can be had for 5$, and I have enough to 
last me a few years.


But my home sewing machine does not support the huge spools.
So I have to re-spool the standard sizes as I need them.

One extremely easy way I found only requires a drill and a pencil as special 
equipement.
A vise makes it even easier, as it can hold your drill in place.

I slide the spool on the pencil, the caliber is just tight enough to hold it 
there snuggly.
If some day I get a spool with a sklightly too large hole, i'll add masking 
tape to add caliber.
I slide the pencil in the drill.
I place the drill in the vise and plug it in.
I place the big spool on the floor, or if it's a smaller one, I put it ina 
tall container, to prevent it from escaping...
I place the end of the thread on the notch in the spool, turn a few turns by 
hand, then start the drill.

With one hand I control the drill, with the other I control the tension and 
direction of the thead as it turns around the spool.

It's fun and fast!




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