I love finding collections of crochet cottons and other neat threads and yarns in the thrift shop, but storing all those threads on their cardboard tubes is an issue.

So, I have come up with a neat way of organizing them:

http://tottietalkscrafts.com/2012/06/04/a-neat-variation-on-card-stock-bobbins-for-storing-threads-and-yarn/

Happy Weaving!

:o) Noreen

Comments

Sun, 10/07/2012 - 15:35

dixiekay

Noreen, Thanks for a great video.  I have bags and bags of crochet cotton and this is a great way to minimize the space and make them ready for weaving.

I love your bobbin winder.  Can you direct me to an online source for them?

 

Thanks!

Mon, 10/08/2012 - 08:36

coastalgal (not verified)

It is just like my two, one for my in house loom and one in the studio. They're 'Swedish bobbin winders' and I recall seeing them in the Glimakra catalog, or perhaps when Unicorn carried Glimakra products.....wonderful...you can fill bobbins and weave when the power goes out!  Just need to drop a little sewing machine oil in the 2 oil holes periodically and fill-away! 

Mon, 10/08/2012 - 08:36

coastalgal (not verified)

It is just like my two, one for my in house loom and one in the studio. They're 'Swedish bobbin winders' and I recall seeing them in the Glimakra catalog, or perhaps when Unicorn carried Glimakra products.....wonderful...you can fill bobbins and weave when the power goes out!  Just need to drop a little sewing machine oil in the 2 oil holes periodically and fill-away! 

Mon, 10/08/2012 - 13:29

dixiekay

Thanks, coastalgal, I'll do a search.

 

Tue, 10/16/2012 - 17:42

Noreen Crone-Findlay

Sorry I didn't see your note here, Dixie... glad you checked in with me on fb!

 

Tue, 10/16/2012 - 21:08

ladykat

I love this idea. I think I'm going to get started on my yarn stash tonight. At least it'll LOOK smaller.