What do you do with your empty thread spools????
06-22-2011, 04:19 PM
#101
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I found this idea in a magazine. Spool poems. I write a short poem, print out and cut out the sentences. Glue to inch wide fabric and as long as the space needed to glue the sentences down. Allow to dry, then glue one end to a spool, dry. Then roll poem up around the spool, hold with a ribbon. TA-DA. Spool poem! I've made several and gave as mini gifts to friends.
06-22-2011, 04:25 PM
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I save only a few of the larger ones. Tape my binding to it and roll the full length of the binding on the spool. It fits perfectly on top of my sewing machine on the second spool holder and unwinds itself as I sew the binding on a quilt.
06-22-2011, 04:35 PM
#103
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I toss the plastic ones. I use some of the wooden ones. Some uses--
I glued them on a cabinet as door pulls;
Screwed them into the wall on long screws and used them to hold up a curtain rod to hang a wall hanging;
Glued them onto pushpins and use them on the bulletin board;
Strung them on cords and made necklaces.
I glued them on a cabinet as door pulls;
Screwed them into the wall on long screws and used them to hold up a curtain rod to hang a wall hanging;
Glued them onto pushpins and use them on the bulletin board;
Strung them on cords and made necklaces.
06-22-2011, 06:55 PM
#106
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my LQS strung some on clothesline, then tied scraps cut into about 1 inch wide pieces, knotted the scrap pieces alternately, and has one hanging aroud the doorway leading to their scrap dept. real cute, and is a nice accent piece for the LQS.
06-22-2011, 07:33 PM
#107
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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
Do you chunk them in the trash? Or do you recycle them in some way? I just can't seem to throw mine away. I know they used to make dolls out of the wooden ones for the kids to paly with. And I've seen them used as drawer pulls. So, what do you do with your empty spools?
06-22-2011, 09:14 PM
#110
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I save mine & give them to the art teacher along with ribbon scraps, icky buttons, etc. She just loves it when I bring the things to her. Now when I have other things I'm planning on throwing away no matter what it is I think of her & usually put it in a bag & when full bring it to her. She'll take anything & it saves it from the landfill!
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