Empty spools from your thread
#51
I had a simple recipe from a Current book once that used the plastic spools- the ones that look like a wheel with widely spaced spokes on the end- for a cookie press. I would think it would work with any sugar cookie recipe. I don't know if they still use this style spool anymore either- I'm getting as old as dirt and have little short term memory left!
Also - my brother used to make little "tractors" with a wooden spool and a matchstick and a rubber band, but I couldn't really remember how it was done exactly.
Also - my brother used to make little "tractors" with a wooden spool and a matchstick and a rubber band, but I couldn't really remember how it was done exactly.
#52
school will often take your emptie spools and put in ther art department i gave some to my church they used them in vacation bible school i also swa a lamp base made with spools at a craft fair all i can say is she did a lot of sewing or new a lot of quilters just a few ideas
#57
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Originally Posted by Knot Sew
I toss them to my cats. They roll on the floor nicely and they enjoy them. Sometimes the dog gets in on it by fetching for the cats :-D
#58
Originally Posted by janet conn
our childrens program couldn't do a project because we couldn't find wooden spools. We used to make a knitted cord using them to knit it. Anyone remenber these from the old days?
#59
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I save all of mine in a big basket in my sewing room. I have mostly plastic ones but a gracious quilter sent me her wooden ones awhile back. My grandkids use them for cars, dolls, building blocks ...anything their little imaginations come up with!!!!
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