Originally Posted by joyce888
I read the first 4 pages and didn't see a duplicate of what I do with them. I wind my binding up on them as I'm pressing it; then run a ribbon thru the hole and hang it around my neck as I'm sewing the binding on my quilt. It doesn't get tangled or in my way as I sew; I also only unwind a small bit at-a-time keeping the remainder secure with straight pin.
I think you are a genius! I usually recycle my plastics and keep (for what, I don't know) the old wooden ones. From now on, I will keep the large spools (yes, I'm still trying to use up all of my small spools from my garment sewing days.) to use for the binding "trick." Thanks for sharing.
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