Playing with spools
June 16, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Creativity, crafts, doll and dolls and dollmaking, spool knitter & spoolknitter, spool knitting and spoolknitting
There is something quite magical about wooden spools. When the thread companies switched to plastic spools, people everywhere sighed sadly.
I search second hand stores for vintage spools and buy them whenever I find them:
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
You can see in the photo what I have mostly been using the vintage spools for: Yep… spool knitters.
BUT…. other people are doing amazing and wonderful things with vintage and repro spools.
For instance:
Creating from the Heart on Etsy, is using spools and clothespins to create the most enchanting little dolls and critters! The craftsmanship in these little dolls is superb!
Erica Daley is another doll maker on Etsy who is using spools in a delightful and engaging way to create a collection of magical dolls.
Recently, I profiled Phillipa England, who makes scrolls with vintage spools. They are heart rendingly exquisite!
AND… here’s a VERY clever tutorial on how to make a holder for circular knitting needles:
Jennifer Tallapaneni on PieKnits used spools in a whole new way – oh so creative!
Spools – they are soooooooooo wonderful! sigh.
What have you come up with to showcase your wonderful vintage wooden spools?
