Yellow Bird

I mentioned saving empty wooden thread spools under the topic "Thread" and many people have made suggestions about projects using wooden thread spool.

Anyone have photos of projects made with wooden thread spools.

jajudd24

mosty threads have come on plastic spools...

The Creative Seamstress

Yes, but the vintage spools come on wooden ones - and that's mostly where they come from nowadays (you are correct - hardly any of the thread manufacturers nowadays put them on wooden spools)... people sell wooden spools by the lots on EBay not only for crafting purposes but because sometimes some of them are worth some serious money... just watch Antiques Roadshow. If you find one of those and sell it, man are you gonna be able to deck out your sewing room that's for sure! I actually like the classic wooden spools... something about them just seems more, I don't know... it just connects with sewing and the olden days more to me. I guess to summarize, it reminds me of simpler times...

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Robin H

I'm not sure as to which size spools you are referring but a friend of mine has sent me several small wooden spools with minature hand-painted pictures on them. In the photo that I've included, I needed two strands of thread to accomodate sewing with a twin needle. I didn't have two spools of thread of the same color so I wound a bobbin and used one of my pretty painted spools to raise up the bobbin to the correct level that I needed. It worked perfectly and I liked being able to see my pretty painted spool in use.

Yellow Bird

Wow...not only for the lovely painted spool, but your creative use as well.

icon17

Hi, I do give me a little bit and I will post a pic of a cute little Idea! 8-)

damaquilts

I gave away a bunch of old wooden spools because I couldn't figure out what to do with them. I kept a few little ones to go in my vintage thread holders but that is all.

icon17

OK hope this works! Heres How to Knit with a wood spool. 8-)

amandasgramma

Man -- not only haven't I seen the wooden spools in a long time, but hadn't even remembered "knitting" with the spool!!! A lost art!!!!! :)

icon17

Hey I just noted I'm a regular Again :) :) :)