Bagged a FInd!

I felt sorry for her--an older, white-haired woman, she said she no
longer sewed, so she was selling her sewing room supplies. She seemed
happy that I lusted after her thread-bed. An economical 28' h x18"w, it
holds 143 spools--and most of the posts hold a full spool of thread. 120
spools. I am rather pleased with my latest find. Now to find wall space
for mounting it. My other thread racks are rolling racks, stashed under
the cutting table.
Cea humming

wrote:

I felt sorry for her--an older, white-haired woman, she said she no
longer sewed, so she was selling her sewing room supplies. She seemed
happy that I lusted after her thread-bed. An economical 28' h x18"w, it
holds 143 spools--and most of the posts hold a full spool of thread. 120
spools. I am rather pleased with my latest find. Now to find wall space
for mounting it. My other thread racks are rolling racks, stashed under
the cutting table.
Cea humming


Oh! I have envy! My thread bed is an el cheapo one that only holds smallish
spools. I have two of these, but they're not really good enough to hold the wide
variety of thread spools in my stash! Years ago, I made a rather effective
thread bed but it got lost during one of my numerous house moves.

I simply nailed two-inch nails into a flat pine board at regular intervals
(measured the width of a full spool of thread and added a quarter inch to it).
Each nail was angled at about about thirty degrees and I screwed two little
eyelets into the top edge of the board. This thread bed held about fifty spools
or so. I connected some picture wire and hung the thread bed from the side of my
sewing table. It was *wonderful* and clearly I have to make another one!

Thanks for the kick-start, Cea!
--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

PS. I think this time I'd be inclined to add a flap of clear acetate to keep the
dust off the spools...

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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wrote:

Congratulations, Cea!

I simply nailed two-inch nails into a flat pine board at regular
intervals
(measured the width of a full spool of thread and added a quarter
inch to it).
Each nail was angled at about about thirty degrees and I screwed two
little
eyelets into the top edge of the board. This thread bed held about
fifty spools
or so. I connected some picture wire and hung the thread bed from
the side of my
sewing table. It was *wonderful* and clearly I have to make another
one!

I also made my thread holder, similar to yours, but I used 1/2"
plywood, about 18" by 24". I used finishing nails, spaced just a bit
further apart then the large spools, and angled, just as you describe.
I can't remember at the moment how I hung it, I think I used
picture-frame wire on the back, and a couple of hooks on the wall.
After I filled it up, I bought two pre-made ones at TSWLTH or its
predecessor, they have wooden dowels, angled to hold the spools. I
have always made it a habit to buy at _least_ two spools of thread for
each project, so I usually have a matching color if I start something
new or need to make a repair.

I also have two large pre-made cone holders for serger cones, and I
was given a couple more. They aren't full....

.....yet. ;-)

--
Beverly
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Trish Brown wrote:
I simply nailed two-inch nails into a flat pine board at regular
intervals (measured the width of a full spool of thread and added a
quarter inch to it). Each nail was angled at about about thirty
degrees and I screwed two little eyelets into the top edge of the
board. This thread bed held about fifty spools or so. I connected
some picture wire and hung the thread bed from the side of my sewing
table. It was *wonderful* and clearly I have to make another one!

Thanks for the kick-start, Cea!


I did a massive clean, sort an rearrange of my workroom this weekend. I
took photos of my home made thread holders just for grins, along with
other photos. My hubby makes the thread holders for me. I have two sizes,
one for cones and one for spools.

http://www.cet.com/~pennys/misc/workroom.htm

Penny S

Trish, the dust is what made me put my thread in craft boxes instead of the
thread racks DS gave me once, they are in the attic now. The craft boxes
are stacked on a shelf, but the racks were hung and so much easier to find
the correct thread. I have three, one for serger and two for regular. Now,
you mention putting a flap of clear acetate over them. Brilliant idea! A
project for this weekend-find the racks, and some clear vinyl that's in my
stash somewhere..
Emily

BEI Design wrote:

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I also have two large pre-made cone holders for serger cones, and I
was given a couple more. They aren't full....

....yet. ;-)

--
Beverly
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ROTFL!!!! I *love* your '....yet', Beverly!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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ROTFL!!!! I *love* your '....yet', Beverly!

Well, truth be told, I have an old Bernette MO234 serger, for which I
have about 40 cones. I just bought a (used) Huskylock 910 serger, and
a BabyLock Coverstitch, and a BabyLock blindhemmer. And they use two
to four cones _each_. And I try really hard to match thread to
garment color. So, I'm guessing I'll be buying a "few" more cones in
the near future. :-}

--
Beverly
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Try using clear plastic food wrap to cover the spools. It sticks to itself
making it easier to use and it's cheap enough to throw out.

Liz

"Emily" wrote in message
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Trish, the dust is what made me put my thread in craft boxes instead of
the
thread racks DS gave me once, they are in the attic now. The craft boxes
are stacked on a shelf, but the racks were hung and so much easier to find
the correct thread. I have three, one for serger and two for regular.
Now,
you mention putting a flap of clear acetate over them. Brilliant idea! A
project for this weekend-find the racks, and some clear vinyl that's in my
stash somewhere..
Emily