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A while ago, I started obsessing over old vintage wooden spools of thread. They inspire me. I love the wonder behind them...who did they belong to? What have they sewn? Where did they come from? Like anything old, I'm sure they would have a great story to tell.
I envisioned a big vase full of them in my sewing room. No, I wouldn't dare actually sew with them - what a waste! Just to look at and inspire me... perhaps to get out every now and then and play with colour.
I bought a few sets off ebay - they came from the UK, which was a treat in itself. And I had a few lovely friends answer my plea via my Facebook page and send me more to add to the collection.
And here you have it, my treasured wooden spool collection. I started building towers to photograph this morning, then the kids got interested and I let them do the building while I did the snapping. Love it! What are you obsessing over this weekend? Besides chocolate, of course ;)
I bought a few sets off ebay - they came from the UK, which was a treat in itself. And I had a few lovely friends answer my plea via my Facebook page and send me more to add to the collection. 
10 comments:
They look so fun! I wanna sew something now.
Well talking about these old spools and the wonder behind them, I have this sewing machine, the very one i make all my creations on, and i bought it for $7 from a garage sale. It is super old and one of those really HEAVY guys with a case lid :) When I got it i was mystified to find all of the previous owners old reels of cotton and oil and needles and even the original footer diagrams in the little container attached. I just thought about it seeing your spools, mine are just the same, i actually use them when i sew the faces on my softies :)
You should see about putting your vintage threads in a display case or something to walk by and admire them by. I've inherited a few wooden spools, and I'm always enamored with the vivid colors of thread, as well as the wood. Lovely photos.
Great pics...who knew thread could look so yummy !
I inherited a heap of my nans old thread spools in a gorgeuous old "quality street chocolate" tin. Nan has passed away now and i love to use them every now and then and think of her and what she was sewing...xx
I have a few spools of cotton that belonged to my nana and boy how I cherish them :) my obesession at the moment is buttons...my children love sorting and sifting through them, me I just like to admire them :)
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I love them & your photos, they will look fantastic in a bog vase!!!
Ooohhh, they are lovely. I do the same thing with vintage/antique items. I can't help but wonder where they came from, who touched them, the stories behind the item always enthrall me. So, I totally get your fascination with the thread! :)
I have a collection of them as well. I keep mine in glass Mason jars near my work space:-)
I was given my Great Grandmother's sewing box (filled with all her sewing treasures) as a wedding gift. It had many wooden spools with thread in it. I decided to use them, because I was sewing with the same thread she sewed with. It connected me to her and I could appreciate what I made even more, knowing she was in the work. I saved the spools and look at them daily. I don't regret using them at all, because I can hear her say, "Waste not, want not".
Excellent photos...who realized line could look so delicious !
I got a pile of my nans old line spools in a gorgeuous old "quality road chocolate" tin. Nan has approved away now and i really like to use them every now and then and think of herCheap Runescape 2007 Gold
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