I thought I would work on some thread painting today, but my machine doesn't have a horizontal spool adaptor. And of course, the thread color I wanted to use would not feed off correctly in the vertical position. It was one of the spools of embroidery thread I got last October at the quilter's yard sale. So.......after a few attempts, I came up with this necessary contraption!
LOL....laugh all you want but it worked! That's all I cared about, but thought I would share it anyway. I filled an empty bobbin with the thread I wanted to use. The bobbin sits on top of an empty spool--luckily I had saved it. And the empty spool sits on top of another spool. And the small stick you see poking out the top....is a bamboo skewer! I needed the skewer to be a spindle for the bobbin. I just poked it through both of the spools on the bottom and left just enough sticking out to hold the bobbin. I got the thread painting done, even if I can't get a patent on the contraption. Happy stitching.
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You know it is funny how we seem to think alike , I did somthing similar years ago. I guess there are times we just have to do what we can to make it work !:-)
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