I bought the 288 spool special from Melco and they are all mini-kings.
Here's some hints on using the minis (we bought the whole set also, needed
to color match so many small jobs...) you definitely want to use those
'coasters'-or the THREAD has a tendency to fall below the spool and wind
around the pipe....the coaster prevents that!
And Madiera also offers a 'full pack' of their threads-so many more colors
to choose from!
Thinking about getting it-since their 'store' is only an hour from here-and
Melco is 4 days!
Roland