Old wood thread spools ideas

All it takes is a little imagination and some handiwork to transform everyday castoffs...

Will have to try making these out of Grandmas old thread spools.

I made this thread spool art from vintage wood spools. Shaped it like a sewing machine. Cute wall art for the sewing room. Facebook: Creative Crafts by Dawn

old spools for trim, scrap pieces, etc

Vintage wood spool thread shadow box

Wooden Spool Craft Projects - Create with Claudia

Hubby made a rack using old wooden thread spools. Love it.

Putzy, but what a beautiful display this would make with the old wooden spools, felt and some yarn stitching for accent.

Cute idea - love spools!!

A few years ago, I was on my annual 127 Sale jaunt. I love this trip because I often find items that are local to the area that we don't necessarily have in large quantity in my area (Northern Indiana). Somewhere in Tennessee I came across a vendor selling wooden spools from weaving looms. These were used by manufacturers of fabrics. Different color/textures of thread would be wound around the wooden spoon and they would be loaded into weaving shuttles to be sent through the looms. They had…

A couple of weeks ago my mom invited me to go antiqueing at a large "antique mall" just up the road. Since I can't quite justify the expense of real antiques, my perusing turned into more of a "let's go...

Lots of ideas to use empty plastic thread spools or cotton reels, craft projects, recycling and repurposing ideas

old wooden spools repurposed

Nice old wooden spool and bobbins from old weaving looms, all with some wear and patina of use. The big spool measures about 9 1/2" tall - the two shuttle spindles are a little shorter.

Everyone loves rustic, vintage décor. If you want nothing more than to turn your home into a classic paradise, but you don’t really want to spend a fortune doing so, I’ve got quite a treat

I just couldn't bear to throw out my old wooden thread spools!