Thursday 16 January 2014

Thread Winders

It seemed a good idea to give 'Im in the Garage another task, and so I came up with thread winders.    I bought some plastic ones in the USA which have been useful but sadly I have now given most of them away.   Next month I am taking another tatting class for beginners and really wanted some for that day.   The problem was that there were so few bits of thin wood in the garage, fortunately a little was found to make these. 


The left one is made out of purple heart in the shape of a tree, as I thought that was a novel idea and had not seen one before. The right one looks a bit like a dog's bone but it is fit for purpose.


The tree now covered in thread, the branches could be made slightly wider next time,  but even like this they hold a fair amount of thread and are so pretty.      And before anyone asks they are not for sale, I just plan to give them away in due course.

8 comments:

  1. What a COOLLLLLL idea!!!! I just love it!!! How thick is the wood?

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    1. The wood is as thick or rather thin as the plastic ones but very very strong. If any more are made they may be slightly thicker.

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  2. Thread winders are always needed; I unwind the leftover thread from my shuttles onto plastic breadclips. That way I am not "wasting "any thread, and I always have loads of nice empty shuttles.And it's amazing to see how many containers of bread clips I have accumulated! - didn't realise that I have actually been tatting a lot over the years.

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  3. I really like the purple one! Great color!
    StephanieW in NC

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  4. Haha, 'im in the garage needs more tasks set (but please don't tell him I said this!). An awesome idea, and how useful.

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  5. Well I thought they would be useful Val! Actually he has loads of tasks it is just trying to get him to go into a cold garage. I heard from Singapore that the temperature had dropped to 24 degrees, somehow I can't feel sorry for you!

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  6. These would make great embroidery project thread keepers with a few appropriately sized holes drill in them. What a shame they are not for sale I would buy some.

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