Diy giant spool of thread

Back at the October Market, I was telling a woman about an idea I had for making a giant spool of thread decoration for my sewing space in the studio. She was intrigued and thought it sounded like a nice gift for a friend of hers who loves to sew. I had enough materials to make two spools, so I took a special order and made one for her to give to her friend for Christmas. I am very pleased with how nice it turned out. I had picked up this vintage industrial size spool from an old textile…

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You can use all types of spools on a spool stand, but make sure that you set them on correctly use the right accessories to make the thread unwind off of the spool smoothly.

Things you can make with old wooden thread spools: sewing spool crafts.

I have collected wooden spools for probably 35 years. The wooden throw away from sewing thread has become a thing of the past. In college I made a shadow box out of barn wood and glued wooden spoo…

I do embroidery for a living and I collect all these empty thread spools (I do a lot of embroidery!!!!). The only thing is I don't know what to do with them. I did recycle some but I would really like to use them for some decoration. I thought of small Christmas trees. Maybe adding pompoms or felt balls to create a cone and add a decoration at the top. Maybe some Swarovsky crystals. I don't know......I'm open to any idea and of course I will post photos of the finished products.…

Check out this list of upcycled thread spool crafts and fun upcycle crafts including upcycled ornaments, diy Christmas decorations, and more!

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Giant spool of thread and needle. Good display prop for a craft fair booth selling sewn goods

Good morning, lovely people! I scored five more vintage wood textile spools at a yard sale this weekend for $8. My unintentional, but fun, collection is growing. I love how each spool is unique and probably has a different “story.” These old bobbins or spools were used in textile mills and on looms in factories....