What do you do with empty thread spools?
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I'm a relatively new quilter, but I'm starting to amass a collection of empty plastic thread spools in a variety of sizes. Back in the olden days of wood spools, I knew all sorts of useful things to do with them, but is there anything you can do with the plastic ones? I hate to just throw them out...
Jan
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Gather them and give them to a scouting group ... they like recycling things and have many projects that can use them quite well. Another place to donate is your kindergarten classes ... used as building blocks isn't a far-fetched idea, and they will use them for a lot of small muscle coordination things that they call art! bag them up and take them to the thrift stores ... you never know who will purchase them, but I am betting they won't stay on the shelf for very long ....
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Originally Posted by Ducky
I've always just thrown them away, but I like the idea of giving them to a kindergarten or preschool class. Great idea.
I know that when my kids were in kindegarten the teacher was always happy to get things like the spools and yarn, fabric squares/scraps, and lids from jars ... now, to figure out what to do with all these med bottles I refuse to throw away! LOL
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