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From: WendyJ
Date: 12-06-2003, 02:56 PM (1 of 3)
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Hi All, I was on ebay looking for a good deal on thread and came across several listings for vintage wooden thread spools. Some were empty. I was wondering what they are used for? Can you re-use them some way after they are empty? Thanks - Wendy |
User: WendyJ
Member since: 01-27-2003 Total posts: 6 |
From: Sherri
Date: 12-06-2003, 04:16 PM (2 of 3)
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Some people make ornaments from them. http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=389 My website
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 12-06-2003, 07:39 PM (3 of 3)
Here I go (showing my age, again)...Back when I was a child, women who sewed made dolls and other toys out of empty thread spools.. At that time all thread spools were wooden.. I remember begging my Grandmother to please hurry up and finish 2 more so that the clown we were making could have his other arm..Just thread spools, big wooden beads, and elastic thread were all that you needed to make various dolls...
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Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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