This was posted earlier on my clay blog: www.jeanetteharrisblog.blogspot.com.
And I thought it might be of interest to sewers too.
Sometimes, a problem can be solved using a clay design.
On occasion, I do quilting and it seems I was always reaching for the large white thread spool. It never seemed to be in a convenient place.
So, I designed this thread holder. Now, I can reel of mass quantities of thread when needed with very little fuss or searching.
Just made of a slabbed stoneware, I cut out a paper pattern first. The piece is a bit longer than the spool plus the length of the front and back which are bent up, slots are cut with a fettling knife and smoothed out in both ends. This makes for easy removal and replacement of the spool and spindle.
Add a springy piece of bamboo (a skewer will do if the pointy end is cut off) to hold the spool.
The holder keeps the thread in one place, like on a table top within easy reach. It makes it easy to recharge your needle and doesn't look too bad just sitting there.
Now if I could just figure out how to mount a pair of scissors...........Better yet, an Exacto blade glued into a pre-made slot offset somewhere on the side for a thread cutter.
Next time!
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