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Old 07-27-2011, 04:33 PM
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Opal Jane you are so clever!!!! I will surely try this one myself. And dear lady.....look at you.....congratulations on your weight loss!!! You must feel wonderful. Soon I will copy you on this achievement also. Great job!!! :-D
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Old 07-27-2011, 04:52 PM
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I use all size medicine bottles with a hole punched in top to carry along. Also at sewing table when sewing binding on hate to chase the thread.
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Old 07-27-2011, 05:09 PM
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Walmart, here I come! :-)
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Old 07-27-2011, 05:11 PM
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What a grand idea. I am going to pick one up on Friday, thanks.
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Old 07-27-2011, 05:14 PM
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Great idea. Thanks so much.
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Old 07-27-2011, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lscho4jm
What a great idea! You ought to submit this to Fons and Porter and get a free one year subscription!
I will do that... I wasn't aware they offered a free subscription for ideas.

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Old 07-27-2011, 05:52 PM
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Great idea
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Old 07-27-2011, 06:06 PM
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Another idea that works for me is I thread a needle right onto the spool. I drop the spool into a ziploc bag and poke the needle through the side/end of the bag, pulling the thread out through the hole. Zip the bag closed. I then pull out as much thread as I need, leaving a "tail" of thread protruding out of the bag a few inches. Next time, I just thread the needle onto the tail and pull again.

Neat, cheap, tidy, keeps the thread from getting dusty/fluffy/dirty/whatever. The bag stops the thread from rolling away and folds up nice and tight so it doesn't take up much extra space when storing. And who doesn't have a ziploc type baggie of any sort in their home?

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Old 07-27-2011, 06:06 PM
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Great idea. Out of necessity comes invention.
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Old 07-27-2011, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by featherweight
What a GREAT idea!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks so much for sharing such a great idea!!!
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