Any thread left on the bobbins at the end of a project: I throw away any
thread that's less than about 15 inches. Those longer than that I wind the
bobbin on to an empty thread spool (I always keep the spools from sewing
thread whem they're empty), tie the next length to the first and so on until
it's all on the spool.
Then I use that thread for mounting the piece I just finished, for odd
sewing jobs or embroidery - especially useful if you make lace with coloured
threads - for making tassles or for making the dolls my grandmother used to
make (and I believe featured in a Dryad leaflet) (cut ot the knots for
these).
In case anyone's interested in the dolls, when you've collected quite a lot
of different threads: wind the thread around your hand and remove the short
resulting skein. Tie thread around it near the top, then again a short
distance down (gives the neck and hair). Cut through the loops at the top to
make the hair. Tie around the middle for the waist. For a girl, cut the
loops at the bottom to form a skirt. For a boy, divide the loops to form two
legs, tie round close to the bottom to make feet and cut through the loops
at the end to make fringe feet. Make a second, thinner skein around your
hand, tie a thread around near both ends and cut the loops. Poke this
through the body previously made between the waist and the neck. Embroider
eyes, nose and mouth. Result a little doll with fringe hair, hands and feet
or skirt for Christmas tree ornaments
One suggestion I saw a long time ago on this list for short length of
threads (again especially coloured ones and particularly with metallics) is
to put them inside a clear plastic ball with a loop (a bauble) to hang on
the Christmas tree.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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