I found all this thread mostly on wooden spools at thrift shop today fro $5.50. Empty small and large spools in plastic containers were 50 cents. I paid $3.75 for plastic containers to put the spools in. Good find. Happy Dance!!!! :thumbup:

What a great find. Just be sure to check the thread to make sure it's still in good shape. If it's on wooden spools it could be quite old. A friend of mine used some old thread and had tons of problems with it breaking. She thought it had sort of a dry rot. Not that yours does, just check it out carefully first.

how wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is great!!!

I have had great luck with old thread lately. I think it's better than some of the new stuff. Congrats!

Some of the real small spools in the front say 100 silk on them. I haven't seen these small spools before. Thank You for this tip. I will be checking it. If thread is not good I like the wooden spools.

I think we should all do the happy dance when one of our quilting buds finds a great deal! Congrats to you! :):)

Wow! Those old wooden spools are great for so many things! We doll collectors place them between the bisque feet of old china dolls to keep them from knocking against each other and breaking..

I love the wooden spools. What a great haul!

My aunt was a seamstress in the 60s and 70s and when she died, my dad (her brother) brought me a huge grocery bag full of wooden spools. Thank goodness she didn't throw sewing things away (she wasn't a hoarder like on TV). When my daughter was small my husband made her a canopy Barbie bed and used some of the spools for bed posts.

What great ideas for these spools. I love them.

Your lucky day. Enjoy

Don't you just love the wooden spools. I have some and would not part with them just because I remember that is what my granny used. great memories of watching her quilt and she taught me. nice find :)

I think this blogger http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...wf4p8aIyE0vY-g just found a bunch of thread on wooden spools and should be doing a few posts on them, I'll try to get to the actual posts at some point, in case you are interested. Congratulations on your great find!

I love all my wooden spools, got a lot from the wonderful girls here on the board. Been collecting for quite awhile now.

Found it! There should be some good ideas in the comments on this: http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2011/02...ew-blocks.html

Happy Dance!

That is all - Now I have to make a run to all the shops, even at 3.50 a gallon. Wonderful buy for you!

Wow and my sister thinks her old thread should be thrown away. I told her not too, but I'll have to send her this post.

If the thread is too old to actually use, I put a little dab of glue on the end to hold it down and the fill containers like mason jars with the spools and have them in my sewing room...I only do it with wooden ones :)