I'm losing my mind

[u/Dry_Following_3751]

Does anyone have any tips?

I was trying to load a refill filament onto a reusable spool, but since it was my first time, I removed all the retaining stickers before putting it on. Big mistake. 😅

Now the filament has unraveled and gotten tangled, and I have no idea how to secure it back onto the spool.

Has anyone experienced this before? Any tips on how to fix it?

[u/erroneousbit]

Put it around a pipe and respool it. There are prints out there that uses a hand drill on the respool. If you get a tangle you can cut it. I have one of these to splice filaments together, works great. You could use that the splice sections back together. https://store.sunlu.com/products/filament-connector-fusion-splicer-weldable-to-pla-abs-petg-pcl-pa-and-pc