Not sure what to do with these items I inherited!
#41
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I was a tailor and it looks like silk top stitching thread. You would make the wool suit jacket and then top stitch with silk to make it look professional. Silk is usually very strong. You would not need a lot on a spool just to top stitch so it usually came on the smaller ones. If you find it breaks easily, don't use it. Instead, get an old green canning jar and put all the thread in. Set it on a shelf and enjoy the pretty colors of days-gone-by.
#44
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You can always rewind the bobbin thread onto your own bobbins. I do this alot with having two different machines using different bobbins and sometimes I need a thread on the opposite bobbin. I wind thread onto bobbins that I use to applique. Its easier to transport several bobbins of thread than several spools around with you when doing hand work. its very pretty thread
#46
I like the mason jars for decoration, as you can't find buy thread on wooden spools anymore. I have a bunch of embroidery patterns that my sister gave me. I never know when I will use them in doing a quilt.
#47
I have a collection of wooden spools from my husbands Grandmother and Mother. Have them in a pickle jar in my studio. Also have transfers from the late 40's that belonged to my Mother. They still transfer. Just remember to use a dry iron.
#48
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The red thread and some of the others look thicker than regular thread. If so they would be good for trying some decorative machine bobbin-work. Try hand winding some onto one of your machine's bobbins. Use similar colored regular sewing thread on top. Sew some samples (straight stitch, zigzag, fairly open decorative and utility stitches). You might need to loosen your bobbin tension and stabilize your fabric (heavy starch works well). I used to do a lot of bobbin work on crazy quilt seams, but there are other ways to use this decorative technique. Have fun!
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