Want to use filament from serger cone on sewing machine

try these links
http://www.amazon.com/Dritz-920-Cone-Thread-Adapters/dp/B0018N3Z6E

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?
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http://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing.com/Serger-Large-Cone-Thread-Adapters.html

http://www.joann.com/cone-thread-holder/13059563.html

Just search the internet for:

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How to Make Your Own really cheap Cone Thread Stand

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Serger thread breaks
1. Is the serger threaded correctly?
2. Is the needles inserted correctly?
3. Is one of the needles bent or damaged?
4. Is the tension adjusted too tightly?
5. Is the tension adjusted to accommodate thickness of thread being used?
6. Are you using inferior quality thread?
7. Is the thread feeding of the cone/spool freely?
8. Is the needle size correct for the type of fabric being used?
9. Are the needles being used the correct one for the serger?

here are some suggestions
Is machine threaded correctly, check each thread guide, all tension dics
Are needles inserted correctly
Are the needles bent or damaged
Is tension adjusted to tightly
Is tension adjusted to accommodate thickness of thread being used
Are you using good quality thread
Is thread feeding off cone/spool freely
Is the needle size correct for the type of fabric being used
Are the needles being used the correct ones for the machine

This happened to me once on my machine...Pfaff. There was a teeny weeny bit of thread caught in the tension disks. I slid a piece of paper between the discs and eventually got it out. Also....if you sew with cones the thread tension often goes off because cones are not meant to be used on the spool holder. Buy a special device for holding cones of thread....it sorta looks like those verticle paper towel holders. (a disk with a stick poking up from it) This will solve your tension problems and prevent needles from breaking all the time. If neither of these ideas help......maybe your machine needs servicing. Give these a try first.....might save yourself a big repair bill. If you can't find the cone holder........wind off thread from your spool onto a bobbin and use that as your upper thread.

I bet you are using a cone of thread???? If so....wind thread from the cone onto a bobbin and use this as your upper thread.

here's a tip I learned for sewing machine or serger

do one thread cone at a time-the cone or spool that's on the serger--cut the thread close to the cone-then remove the cone from the serger ,,don't remove the thread that you just cut from the serger,,now put your thread on the spindle & tie your thread to the thread that you just cut (make sure it's a small knot) now the thread that's in the needle pull until the thread that in the needle is your & then cut off the other thread & make sure to cut of the knot part & leave a thread tail of 4 to 6 inches

do each spindle this way

Open the tensions (set at zero) and have the presser foot up when threading.

Make sure the antenna if fully extended.

Turn the handwheel so the upper looper is at it's highest position.

Thread, beginning at the right thread cone unless the manual indicates differently.

After threading, set the tensions back to the recommended setting.

If this does not help, please provide more details.

Hi! There are thread stands for the big cone of thread that you can buy. They stand off to one side or behind the machine, with a hook or guide at the top. The thread feeds through there and then onto your machine.
If you're a crafty-type person, one could probably be made from a dowel rod, a square base (for stability) that the dowel rod would fit into with some sort of hook or eye at the top. I haven't made one since I don't use cones of thread except on my serger, but I think it would be fairly easy to made. .
Hope this helps.
Robbie

Just hold the spool with a dowel or pencil and apply pressure on the thread coming off the spool with your fingers so the bobbin will wind tightly and shift the spool as needed to keep it winding evenly. I also do this all the time with Cone thread by just standing the cone thread on the table in front of the sewing machine and holding the thread with one hand so it comes straight up off the cone and the other hand and fingers controls the tension and the even winding of the bobbin.