Old Wooden Spools
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I saw an article in a magazine where they made Christmas (or any kind) of ornaments with them. The wrapped the flat center part with fabric and used a button on the bottom with yarn run through it and the spool in order to hang it. Use you imagination and I am sure you could make some really cute things.
#14
I have a 2qt.. Canning jar that was my grandmothers. I had some wooden spools, some with thread still on them from my great aunt. I made a lamp out of the jar with a lamp kit and put the spools in the jar. Some of the spools I wrapped fabric around, some I left plain. For the shade, I ripped strips of fabric and glued them vertically to the shade. It's very cute, but I didn't come up with the idea-saw it in an antique store. There is a picture of it somewhere on another thread. Pm me if you'd like to see it and I'll take another.
#17
If they are the larger ones, you can wrap your binding around them when you are sewing your binding on a larger quilt. Smaller ones can be used for binding for smaller quilts. I've used antique ones for candle holders, and decorations.
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